DroneShield offers an opportunity to solve some of the world’s most challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing counter-drone sector
Job Summary
DroneShield offers an opportunity to solve some of the world’s most challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing counter-drone sector.
You will lead a small, deeply technical team responsible for architecting, hardening, and maintaining DroneShield’s Linux distributions across multiple hardware platforms.
The company is experiencing hypergrowth with revenue surging from A$57 million in 2024 to over A$217 million in 2025 and investing over A$50 million annually in R&D.
Matching Summary
DroneShield offers an opportunity to solve some of the world’s most challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing counter-drone sector.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Linux platform engineering
secure boot and TPM integration
atomic update mechanisms
automated build pipelines
observability and telemetry
hardware bring up and production images
Nice-to-have
product-oriented engineering mindset
collaboration across security and embedded teams
experience with container and OCI technologies
exposure to image-based deployment models
Key Requirements
3+ years leading Linux or platform-focused teams
8+ years building and operating production Linux systems