Graduate Game Developer

Athena Artificial Intelligence is a highly innovative technology company conducting interesting projects and delivering game changing capabilities to our clients across the Australia Defence Industry. 

Athena AI is one of the market leaders in vision-based AI systems supplied to the Australian Defence Industry. Our products combine AI enabled computer vision and geospatial data analytics with AI augmented decision support, enhancing operational capabilities.

This role will see you working within a cutting edge Defence AI company, closely alongside a motivated and talented team of Software Engineers and ML Ops engineers developing and testing simulation environments developing digital twin instances for testing and evaluation purposes. 

• Developing Simulation Environments
• Testing and recording Simulation Data
• Producing internal tools
• Creating, revising, and completing tasks within project management software
• Helping design and develop software systems within Unreal and C++
• Following and suggesting improvements to policies such as programming style guides
• Organising and committing work to source control
• Researching best practices
• Keeping up to date with industry related topics

• A quantitative tertiary degree such as Games and Interactive Environments, Computer Science, Software Engineering/Development, etc. OR relevant experience with developing complex game systems.
• Understanding of Source Control and Documentation (Git)
• High level understanding of game engines
• Ability to code in a C like language (C, C++, C#, Java etc.)
• Ability to use GITLAB and Confluence for co-code creation
• Ability to document work to a high standard and work as part of a multidisciplinary team

• Understanding of Computer Vision Systems
• Understanding Camera and Video properties and functions
• GStreamer and RTSP video pipelines
• Ability to code in C++
• Unreal Engine Blueprint, Plugin/Module and C++ integration experience
• Baseline or NV1 Security clearance level

• Excellent professional development working within Athena's Vision Software Team and exposure to world class Machine Learning technologies 
• Competitive salary range
• AGSVA clearance to Baseline or NV1 included for the right applicant 

To apply for this opportunity, please submit your resume, cover letter, and any relevant references. 

We encourage candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply, even if you feel you may not meet all the selection criteria. At Athena AI, we value the unique perspectives and skills that each candidate can bring to our team. 

Note that due to the nature of our projects, you MUST BE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN to be considered for this position. Our roles require an Australian Government Security Clearance, or the ability to obtain one. Security clearances may only be granted to Australian citizens. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. 

We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially welcoming you to our innovative and passionate team.