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DroneShield

Software Engineer – Android Kotlin, Java (USA)

DroneShield, Warrenton, Virginia, United States, 22186

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DroneShield . Work with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield offers an opportunity to solve some of the world’s most challenging technical problems in Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems.

Our mission involves high‑profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others, in over 100 countries.

We are a well‑funded, agile organization with a flat structure; we value creative lateral thinkers and doers. This role is located in Warrenton, Virginia and reports to the Director of Engineering.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations

Take ownership and lead design of efficient, high‑quality, and scalable Android apps that support Civil and Defense customers.

Support the design, development and deployment of services to integrate highly technical sensors into a web‑based Command and Control (C2) platform.

Translate complex business requirements into software solutions that offer high availability, reliability, and performance.

Collaborate closely with multi‑disciplinary engineers in the USA and Australia.

This is a hybrid role with the option to work remotely some days when not required in‑office.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

BS degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.

4 to 8 years of experience in Android application development.

XML Views experience.

Familiarity with embedded systems and the challenges involved in integrating Android applications with hardware.

Familiarity with Android SDK, Gradle/Groovy, and establishing build environments and pipelines.

Experience with gRPC or protobuf format is required.

General API integration & design experience.

Strong networking and scripting experience is required.

Experience with Unix/Linux environments, developing large software systems, microservice infrastructure and/or security software development.

Comfortable working with customers and partners to communicate solutions to complex problems.

Favorable Skills and Experience

Experience developing TAK plugins.

Previous defense industry experience.

Previous start‑up or scale‑up experience.

Relocation Assistance Relocation assistance is available.

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