Job Description
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Do you want to build software that sits at the intersection of physics, simulation and aerospace?
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We're working exclusively with an early stage aerospace technology company building software that enables engineers to design spacecraft hardware. The team is now looking for a Software Engineer to join as one of their early engineering hires and help shape the platform as it scales.
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This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys getting into complex systems, understanding how things work under the hood and figuring out how to make them better.
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You'll be involved in:
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Designing, building and maintaining core platform components across backend services and engineering interfaces
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Getting deep into the existing codebase and making pragmatic decisions around what to improve, replace or build on
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Designing and running large-scale parallel optimisation workflows on AWS
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Building data pipelines, compute orchestration and the architectural foundations needed to scale
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Writing high-performance Python and C++
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Working alongside physics and simulation engineers to integrate complex simulation models into the platform
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Contributing to system design, architecture, testing, CI/CD, coding standards and engineering processes as the team grows
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What we're looking for:
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4+ years of professional software engineering experience
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Comfortable working across complex technical systems.
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Solid Python and solid C++ experience (ideally)
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Hands on AWS experience
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Strong systems design and architecture skills
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Experience working with distributed systems, compute-intensive workloads, data pipelines or orchestration
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The ability to understand an existing codebase, make sensible architectural decisions and improve it incrementally
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A practical, hands-on approach to software engineering
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Experience working in an iterative environment where you'll have plenty of ownership
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You must be located in Australia with unlimited work rights to be considered.
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📌 Software Engineer - Python & C++ (New South Wales)
🏢 TheDriveGroup
📍 New South Wales