About Praetorian Praetorian Aeronautics builds advanced autonomous aerial systems designed to protect and defend against the rapidly evolving threat of drone warfare.

Headquartered in Adelaide and with office locations across Melbourne, Darwin and Brisbane, we are developing an integrated ecosystem of counter-autonomy systems including:

Dagger - a modular autonomous interceptor designed to defeat Group 2-3 drone threats

Hadrian - an AI-enhanced command and control system enabling operators to deploy interceptors at scale

Venator - a long-endurance autonomous mothership UAS capable of deploying interceptors and extending operational reach

Together, these systems enable defence operators to detect, assess, and defeat autonomous threats while maintaining situational dominance in contested environments.

Why This Role Matters Drone swarms represent one of the fastest-growing threats in modern warfare. Hadrian provides the command and control layer that allows operators to understand swarm behaviour, plan responses, and coordinate autonomous interceptors.

As a Software Engineer on Hadrian, you’ll help build the platform that turns advanced autonomy research into operational defence capability.

The Role You’ll develop core services and systems within the Hadrian platform that support swarm analysis, mission coordination, and operational decision-making.

Working in Rust,



you’ll contribute to the command-and-control software that connects Praetorian’s autonomous defence systems and enables them to operate together in complex environments.

What You’ll Do

Develop high-performance services supporting counter-UAS operations

Work 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

What We’re Looking For

8+ years experience writing efficient system-level software

Strong programming experience in Rust, C++ or similar languages

A degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience

Experience contributing to complex or distributed software systems

Strong understanding of software architecture and development practices

Nice to Have

Experience with embedded Linux or cross-platform system development

Experience working with Nix

Experience programming in Python

Experience with autonomous systems, robotics, or unmanned vehicles

Immediate mode UI experience

Benefits

Competitive salary and employee share option plan (ESOP)

Work on advanced autonomy and defence technology

Join a small, highly technical engineering team

Real ownership and influence as Praetorian scales

Career development and learning opportunities

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📌 Senior Software Engineer (Brisbane)
🏢 Praetorian Aeronautics
📍 Brisbane