Senior Rust Engineer — Autonomous Defence Platform

Praetorian Aeronautics; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employee share option plan (ESOP)

Professional development and learning

Job summary

Praetorian Aeronautics in Australia seeks a Software Engineer for the Hadrian platform. You will develop core services and enable swarm analysis, mission coordination, and operational decision-making using Rust in complex environments.

Work on integrating AI algorithms with operational software on Linux, ensuring reliability and high performance. Requires 8+ years in system-level software and a degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience writing efficient system-level software.
• Strong programming experience in Rust and C++ or similar languages.
• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance services supporting counter-UAS operations.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to integrate algorithms into operational software.
• Build and maintain Rust applications and services on Linux.
• Test and optimise software to ensure reliability in operational environments.

Skills

Rust

C++

Linux

System-level programming

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Nix

Python

Embedded Linux

Job description

Praetorian Aeronautics in Australia seeks a Software Engineer for the Hadrian platform. You will develop core services and enable swarm analysis, mission coordination, and operational decision-making using Rust in complex environments.

Work on integrating AI algorithms with operational software on Linux, ensuring reliability and high performance. Requires 8+ years in system-level software and a degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science.