Senior Algorithms Engineer – Sensor Fusion & AI

A rapidly growing Drone Defence technology company in Sydney is seeking a Senior Algorithms Engineer to play a pivotal role in the next generation of their advanced sensor fusion engine. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise in tracking, optimisation, and real-time systems to address complex challenges in large-scale detection and tracking. You will collaborate closely across engineering teams, contributing directly to mission-critical solutions deployed in real-world scenarios.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a leading contributor in the evolution and performance optimisation of an advanced sensor fusion engine, particularly for tracking capabilities in large-scale environments.
• Profile, benchmark, and optimise performance-critical codebases utilizing multi-threading, GPU acceleration, language bindings, and other advanced techniques.
• Stay at the forefront of innovation by reviewing, testing, and implementing the latest research and algorithms in multi-object tracking.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to uphold exceptional code quality, performance, and stability.
• Engage closely with stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Champion software engineering best practices, including refactoring, rigorous testing, and comprehensive documentation.
• Thrive as a valued team member within an autonomous, cross-functional engineering group.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• At least 5 years of experience in a professional software engineering environment.
• Proficient in C++ and comfortable with other general-purpose languages (ideally Python and/or Golang, including creating C++ bindings).
• Experience with CMake, unit testing frameworks, and performance tuning techniques.
• Demonstrated background in developing data-intensive, real-time applications and/or GPU-accelerated systems (TensorRT, CUDA, etc.).
• Familiarity with Linux environments and containerisation tools such as Docker.
• Experience with automated workflow creation for CI/CD processes.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and the applications of mathematics and physics within software development.

Desirable (Nice to Have):

• Experience in sensor fusion, multi-sensor data processing, or object tracking algorithms.
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts and applications.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, or similar frameworks).

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