Principal Software Engineer

CHAOS IndustriesMelbourne, Victoria🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 10 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority

Leader

Employment type

Full Time

Work mode

On Site

Location

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

DockerRustScrumAgileCUDAC++GitJavaPython

CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Principal Software Engineer to join our team supporting our R&D and product engineering initially focusing on our next-generation radar products
This is a highly collaborative role which will allow you to work on multiple capabilities within our product offerings
As a member of our engineering team, you also have the opportunity to expand your skillset across our product families
Research & Development (R&D) and Production software development for our next-generation radar products
Support system integration of software on hardware (mostly commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware)
Support deployed software capabilities in the hands of our U.S. and international customers
Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California

Benefits

Generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
Free daily lunch, 'No meeting Fridays', unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
Life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), and more
Medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company

Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams
Bachelor's or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree
10+ years ofexperience in professional, object-oriented software development
Experience with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development Methodologies
Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development using Linux
Extensive/advanced Python experience
U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.-only data systems
Experience with HW/SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems
Experience with production-level SW development & deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets
Experience with SW development tools enforcing SW-development best practices (e.g. linting, code coverage, code quality/security scanning, doc gen, etc.)
Experience with Networks (software and hardware)
Experience with CUDA/JAX
Experience with Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) (e.g. Ettus)
Experience developing near-real-time systems
Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etc
Experience with Containers (e.g. Docker, Podman, etc.)
Experience with git