Power the future of autonomous technology.Engineering Tooling & Observability Engineer

Melbourne | Work on Autonomous Systems at Scale

Are you passionate about building the tools, platforms and observability capabilities that help world-class engineers develop better software?

We're partnering with a rapidly growing technology organisation developing sophisticated autonomous systems and mission-critical software products. As part of a highly technical engineering team, you'll be responsible for creating the tooling and observability infrastructure that enables engineers to build, deploy, monitor and troubleshoot complex software systems operating in real-world environments.

This is an chance to work on challenging engineering problems where software reliability, performance, visibility and developer productivity are critical.

What You'll Be Doing

- Build internal engineering tools that improve developer productivity and software quality
- Develop observability solutions including telemetry, monitoring, logging and tracing
- Create debugging and diagnostic tools for complex distributed systems
- Improve build systems, deployment pipelines and engineering workflows
- Partner closely with software engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and remove friction
- Drive continuous improvements in system visibility, performance and reliability
- Support engineers working across large-scale software and autonomous technology platforms

What We're Looking For

You'll likely come from a software product, infrastructure, platform, tooling or systems engineering background and have experience with:

- C++ software development




- Linux-based development environments
- Distributed systems architecture
- Debugging complex software systems
- Performance analysis and profiling
- Observability platforms, monitoring and telemetry
- Logging and tracing frameworks
- Build systems and CI/CD pipelines
- Developer tooling and automation
- Software reliability and operational excellence

Ideal Backgrounds

We'd love to hear from engineers currently working in:

- Robotics
- Autonomous Systems
- Defence Technology
- Aerospace
- Advanced Manufacturing
- High Performance Computing
- Gaming Technology
- Engineering Software Platforms
- Enterprise Infrastructure Platforms
- Software Product Engineering
- Why Apply?

- Work alongside some of Australia's most talented software engineers
- Contribute to advanced autonomous technology and real-world products
- Tackle complex technical challenges at scale
- Strong engineering culture focused on innovation and technical excellence
- Greenfield development opportunities
- Excellent career progression and growth

Eligibility

Australian Citizenship is required, with the ability to obtain and maintain security clearance. PR may be considered with ITAR compliance.

If you're an engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical problems, improving developer experience, and building the platforms that other engineers rely on every day, we'd love to hear from you.

If you are interested in any of these opportunities, click 'apply now' or reply directly to [email protected] with a copy of your resume & state the role(s) you are interested in.#3023240

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