Jobs at DefTech companies

We are looking for a GNC Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development of guidance, navigation, and control software for autonomous robotic systems.

In this role, you will work on the core flight software responsible for vehicle guidance, navigation, and control, with a primary focus on unmanned aerial systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to develop new capabilities, integrate software with new hardware platforms, improve system performance, and investigate real-world operational issues.

This is an opportunity to work on mission-critical autonomous systems, solving complex engineering challenges at the intersection of robotics, embedded software, and flight control.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) software for autonomous systems
• Develop new features and improve existing functionality within the PX4 Autopilot ecosystem
• Design and implement reliable, high-quality onboard software in C++
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate software with new platforms
• Analyze UAV flight logs to identify anomalies, evaluate vehicle behavior, troubleshoot system issues, and determine root causes
• Tune UAV Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) parameters to achieve the desired flight characteristics
• Develop automated tests to ensure software reliability and performance
• Support system integration, validation, and field testing activities when required 
• Contribute to software architecture, code reviews, and continuous improvement of development practices

 Requirements:

• Strong understanding of flight dynamics, control systems, and aerodynamics
• Solid experience with C/C++, preferably in Linux-based embedded environments
• Experience with PX4 Autopilot or a comparable autopilot platform
• Experience developing robotic applications using ROS/ROS2
• Understanding of state estimation techniques, including Kalman filtering
• Experience analyzing flight data and troubleshooting autonomous systems
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within distributed engineering teams
• Strong English communication skills (Upper-Intermediate/B2 or higher)

Will be a plus:

• Experience with Python
• Hands-on drone experience, including piloting
• Experience with hardware integration and field testing

We Offer:

• Official employment under Ukrainian labor law
• Military booking
• Medical insurance
• Individual English lessons
• Stock Options
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge UAV systems and grow professionally

Complete interview process:

• Intro call with recruiter → HR interview → Technical interview → Final interview with the team's leadership → Pre-offer → Security check

We are looking for an experienced CTO to join Netherlands-based defence technology company. 

This is a strategic executive role with full ownership of the technology vision, engineering execution, and product development from advanced R&D through prototype, low-rate initial production (LRIP), and full-scale manufacturing.

The CTO will work closely with the executive team, investors, government stakeholders, and strategic industry partners to build a world-class engineering organization and deliver cutting-edge defence technology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set and execute the end-to-end technology roadmap for WARDEN MK1, MK2, and NATO MK3 variants.
• Lead systems engineering across propulsion (SRM), GNC, seeker (RF/EO/IR), embedded avionics, C2 integration, and launcher.
• Own synthetic data factory strategy: autonomous seeker training on synthetic datasets as core IP and recurring-revenue stream.
• Build and lead the internal engineering organisation: Chief Engineer, avionics leads, software engineers - targeting prototype Q1 2027 and LRIP mid-Q3 2027.
• Represent GD's technology credibly to MoD NL, NATO, investors, and strategic industrial partners; lead technical sections of tender responses and due diligence.
• Maintain ITAR-free and China-free supply chain integrity as a hard design and procurement constraint.
• Establish IP, code, and avionics sovereignty governance - all architecture remains exclusively GD-controlled.

Requirements:

• Proven track record delivering guided munitions, interceptors, UAV systems, or comparable precision-guided products to production - ideally within a NATO-aligned context.
• Deep expertise in at least two of: GNC algorithms, RF/EO/IR seeker development, solid rocket propulsion, embedded avionics/flight software, IAMD/C-UAS system integration.
• Experience managing gate milestones from idea to TRL-9 under a government-funded or defence-industry framework (MoD, NATO, EDA, or equivalent).
• Ability to communicate with investors, government stakeholders, and prime contractors - technically authoritative and commercially aware.
• Comfortable building an engineering organisation from scratch in a capital-constrained, high-velocity environment.
• Previous experience as CTO, VP Engineering, Chief Engineer, or Technical Director within the defence or aerospace sector.
• Eligible for and willing to obtain Dutch/NATO security clearance. 

Nice to Have:

• Experience with autonomous defence systems or software-defined weapons.

• Exposure to AI/ML or synthetic data applications in defence.

   

What We Offer:

• Executive-level role with significant strategic influence.
• Competitive compensation package with equity participation.
• Location - Netherlands (Hybrid, with regular on-site presence).
• High-impact environment with direct exposure to government programmes, strategic partnerships, and investors.
• Relocation package.

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We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team and take ownership of the support, development, and stability of our cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
 

Responsibilities:

• Ownership and operational support of cloud and hybrid infrastructure (AWS, Azure, on‑prem).
• Support and further development of Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code solutions (Terraform, Ansible).
• Ensuring system reliability, observability, and stability (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki).
• Support and integration of identity and access management systems (Azure Entra ID, VPN, network policies).
• Close collaboration with development teams to build scalable, secure, and efficient infrastructure solutions.
• Participation in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Automation of processes to reduce manual operational work.

Requirements:

• 2–4 years of experience as a DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer.
• Hands-on experience with AWS (core services, networking, IAM).
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and configuration management tools (Ansible).
• Strong Linux administration skills, including on‑prem environments.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals: VPN, IPSec, routing.
• Experience with monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, or similar tools).
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitLab is a plus).
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and perform well in a dynamic environment.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Azure and Azure Entra ID (Identity & Access Management).
• Familiarity with security and compliance practices (SOC2, access management, audits).
• Experience supporting hybrid infrastructures (cloud + on‑prem).
• Use of AI tools for automation and productivity enhancement.
• Experience working in product companies and cross‑functional teams.

The Company Offers:

• Competitive salary, official employment, and stable working conditions.
• 24 calendar days of paid vacation, paid sick leave, and all benefits required by law.
• Flexible working hours.
• A strong corporate culture and values that make work engaging and comfortable.

About Us

STARK is a European defence technology company founded in 2023, specialising in the development and production of advanced UAV systems for modern military operations. Our flagship platform, Virtus, is a next-generation VTOL loitering munition system that combines precision, autonomy, and reliability to deliver tactical superiority on the battlefield.

About the team

We are a team of QA Engineers responsible for ensuring the highest level of reliability and development quality for UAV systems. Our work focuses on creating gold-standard testing and validation processes for complex engineering solutions in real-world environments.

Your mission

We are seeking a highly skilled Hardware QA Engineer to join our R&D team and take ownership of system-level testing for tactical UAV platforms. You will work hands-on with hardware, software, and communication interfaces to ensure overall system stability, performance, and reliability both in the lab and in the field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain test plans, scripts, checklists for embedded solutions;
• Perform diagnostics, defect localization and root cause analysis;
• Work with communication interfaces and protocols as part of system diagnostics and integration;
• Interact with the development team to detect and eliminate errors in a timely manner;
• Improve testing environment and tools;
• Prepare documentation, reports, and provide feedback on product stability and safety.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in hardware testing;
• Experience in embedded testing;
• A solid understanding of testing theory (functional, integration, system);
• Knowledge of Linux;
• Experience working with embedded protocols;
• Experience working with test management systems and Git, Jira, Confluence;
• Basic understanding of electronics and laboratory equipment;
• Writing clear test documentation;
• Ability to work with technical documentation in English.

Шукаємо Senior / Lead Software Engineer (Data), який допоможе будувати й масштабувати production-grade data systems: пайплайни, сервіси та storage-рішення для збору, обробки, зберігання й доставки даних. Це роль для інженера з сильним software engineering mindset, який вміє працювати не лише на рівні реалізації, а й на рівні архітектури, data modeling, reliability, performance та technical leadership. Очікуємо, що людина зможе брати end-to-end ownership за критичні data workflows і впливати на стандарти команди.
 

Обовʼязки:

• Проєктувати, розробляти та підтримувати batch/streaming data pipelines і data services.
• Приймати технічні рішення щодо ingestion, orchestration, storage, трансформацій і delivery.
• Будувати ETL/ELT-рішення з використанням Python, Airflow, Cron.
• Інтегрувати дані з API, логів, NoSQL, IoT/embedded-джерел та внутрішніх сервісів.
• Проєктувати схеми зберігання, моделі даних і структури баз даних.
• Оптимізувати рішення з погляду performance, scalability, cost та maintainability.
• Забезпечувати data quality, observability, reliability і стабільність production-процесів.
• Планувати та реалізовувати міграції даних між платформами й форматами.
• Документувати схеми, трансформації, data lineage та ключові технічні рішення.
• Брати участь у code review, design discussions, incident resolution.
• Менторити інших інженерів і розвивати engineering standards у data-напрямку.
   

Вимоги:

• Значний досвід як Senior / Lead Software Engineer, Data Engineer або Backend Engineer у data-intensive середовищі.
• Сильний Python і досвід побудови production-ready рішень.
• Досвід роботи з Apache Airflow.
• Досвід роботи з MongoDB або іншими NoSQL-рішеннями.
• Сильне розуміння проєктування баз даних і data models: schema design, indexing, normalization/denormalization.
• Досвід роботи з великими обсягами даних, high-throughput або streaming workloads.
• Досвід із Azure Blob Storage або аналогічними object storage.
• Впевнене знання SQL та оптимізації запитів.
• Глибоке розуміння ETL/ELT, incremental processing, datalake/warehouse principles.
• Розуміння testing, observability, fault tolerance, idempotency, recovery для data systems.
• Досвід із Git, CI/CD, production deployment.
• Досвід технічного лідерства, mentoring, design review і роботи зі стейкхолдерами.
   

Буде плюсом:

• Snowflake, Elasticsearch
• Kafka або інші streaming-платформи
• Grafana / Prometheus
• Ansible або інші IaC / automation tools
• Power BI
• Досвід із cloud DWH, governance, lineage, internal data tools
  
  Надаємо бронювання*

We are Ukrainian miltech company that develops and manufactures robotic systems for military use.
We’re scaling up rapidly, growing, and building strong teams, so currently looking for a recruiter who wants to be more than just “someone who fills open positions” -  a true business partner who can help shape the team that creates technology to defend our country will be warmly welcomed.
For us, recruiting is about speed, top talent, challenging tasks, and having a real impact on the business. We’re currently looking for a proactive and experienced Technical Recruiter to strengthen our team and take on the full recruitment cycle for technical and hardware talent.

What you will do:

• The full recruitment cycle: from communicating with hiring managers and defining job profiles to onboarding candidates (Sourcing, Screening, Interviewing, Offer).
• Working with a wide range of technical roles: actively searching for and attracting engineers (mechanical, electronics, embedded systems, and design engineers) and IT specialists at various levels (from developers to management positions).
• Direct Sourcing: reaching out to passive candidates via LinkedIn, DOU, GitHub, Djinni, industry-specific communities, and alternative recruitment channels.
• Alignment with the business: Close collaboration with R&D and technical department leaders to gain a precise understanding of selection criteria.

• Candidate support: Providing high-quality feedback at every stage and fostering a positive candidate experience.

   

What is great to have:

• 1–2 years of experience in recruiting, with a focus on technical, IT, or engineering positions.
• Understanding of the differences between an embedded developer, a design engineer, and an electronics engineer (the ability to “speak the same language” as technical specialists).
• Practical skills in using Boolean search (Boolean search, X-ray), automated sourcing, and ATS systems.
• A high level of self-organization, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask effectively.

• A systematic approach to managing the candidate database and analyzing your recruitment funnel.

  Experience working at IT product companies, in the MilTech sector, or in technology manufacturing will be a huge plus.
   

What We Offer

Scale & Mission

• A unique opportunity to contribute to products of strategic importance for national defense.

Stability

• Official employment in accordance with Ukrainian labor legislation.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Fully transparent and competitive salary.

Comfort

• Modern and secure office located in Podil, Kyiv, within walking distance of Kontraktova Ploshcha metro station.
• Standard work schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.

Well-being

• Medical insurance after the probation period.
• Extra tasty corporate lunches provided in the office.

Environment

• A collaborative team that values new ideas.
• Modern equipment and tools.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development.

If you are ready to help build a team that creates technologies for victory, we would be happy to hear from you.

IMPORTANT: The role is fully on-site in Zürich, Switzerland. The company provides full visa and relocation support for the right candidate. Some flexibility is possible for genuine needs, but the default is in-office.

The company is building the intelligent software layer for physical security robots. They are a small, well-funded ($3M pre-seed) software and AI-native startup with zero in-house hardware expertise. This Director-level Hardware Lead role is critical and foundational; it exists to build the entire hardware function from the ground up, defining strategy, building initial platforms, and eventually scaling the team.

What You'll Own

• Hardware strategy: platform choices (build vs. partner vs. integrate) across ground robots, drones, and stationary sensors
• Mechanical design: chassis, mounting, and ruggedization for outdoor security deployments
• Electrical and electromechanical systems: power, compute, actuation, sensing integration
• Sensor integration (cameras, LiDAR, IMU, GPS, audio): selection, calibration, and physical integration
• Manufacturing and supply chain: prototype-to-production pipeline, vendor management, BOM ownership
• Field reliability: environmental qualification, MTBF, failure analysis, and durability programs

• Hiring: build the hardware team behind you as the product scales

   

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced hardware engineer who has shipped real robotic systems into the field, not just prototypes that demoed well. You've seen what breaks at scale, what survives, and what doesn't. You move fast without compromising on reliability, because security customers can't tolerate flaky hardware.

Your Background

• 8+ years in robotics, autonomous systems, or adjacent hardware, with at least one product taken from prototype into the field
• Deep expertise across mechanical, electrical, and systems integration - world-class in at least one, strong in the others
• Hands-on experience taking robots through prototype, DVT, PVT, and into production
• Track record of ruggedizing hardware for outdoor, all-weather, or harsh environments
• Experience managing manufacturing partners and supply chains
• Strong systems thinker - you reason cleanly across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software boundaries

What We Offer

• Mission: Build the foundation models that decide how robots see, reason, and act in the real world. Research with deployment, not papers without impact.
• Autonomy: Real independence on what to train, how to evaluate, and how to ship.
• Compute: Access to the compute and field data you need to do serious work.
• Team: Work alongside PhD-level co-founders in AI, Robotics, and Physics, plus a strong founding engineering team.
• Location: In-person in Zürich, Switzerland. Visa and relocation support available.
• Culture: Small, international founding team that's serious about building, but doesn't take itself too seriously. Curiosity and quirks welcome

We are a British—Ukrainian air defence tech company building distributed systems across the frontline. Our products are mission-critical, deeply technical solutions that directly strengthen national security. We’re now seeking a Technical Grant Writer who can understand our technology, articulate its impact, and secure funding through high-quality grant applications. This role requires analytical thinking, precision, and strong ownership of the entire grant lifecycle.

Our core value is impact for Ukraine: we build technology that makes a real difference on the actual battlefield, not in labs or on paper specs. We operate with a deep-tech mindset, pushing new technologies where engineering rigor truly matters. We value ownership and responsibility—people who execute, deliver, and stand behind the results.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality grant applications: problem statements, technology descriptions, market analysis, and competitor research.
• Manage and support already submitted grant applications and ongoing grant projects through their lifecycle.
• Conduct competitive analysis and prepare SWOT assessments for our solutions.
• Proactively collaborate with engineering and product teams to collect technical inputs.
• Build project budgets and maintain basic financial tracking for grant activities.
• Prepare technical updates, progress reports, and presentations for grantors.
• Draft cooperation documents (including with military units) according to internal standards.
• Work daily with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides.

• Manage grant platforms, track deadlines, and ensure timely submissions.

   

Requirements

• Ability to clearly describe technological solutions, problem domains, and practical applications.
• Experience in market and competitor analysis; ability to prepare SWOT.
• Proactive communication skills and confidence working with technical experts.
• Experience preparing budgets and maintaining financial documentation for grants or projects.
• Background in preparing technical documentation and cooperation agreements.
• Strong skills in Google Docs/Sheets/Slides.

• English level B2+.

   

Nice to Have

• Technical background or experience working in tech companies.
• Experience managing grants (Brave1, Horizon, USAID, etc.).

• Understanding of defense or dual-use technologies, or readiness to learn quickly.

   

We Offer

• Meaningful work with direct impact on Ukraine’s air defence capabilities.
• Exposure to deep-tech engineering teams and innovative R&D processes.
• Professional growth in grant writing and grant management.
• Office in central Kyiv; hybrid format (priority for candidates who can work from the office when needed)

About the role
We are looking for an IT Procurement Specialist responsible for the full lifecycle procurement of software, licenses and related IT services. This role has a strong impact on cost optimization, compliance and the efficient use of IT resources.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full software procurement lifecycle: from gathering requirements to contract signing.  
• Handle licensing models and agreements (SaaS, on‑premise, enterprise agreements).  
• Negotiate with vendors (Microsoft, Atlassian, Adobe, etc.) and manage vendor relationships.  
• Optimize software costs through license optimization and cost‑saving initiatives.  
• Monitor license usage and prevent over‑ or under‑licensing; support audits and ensure license compliance.  
• Collaborate with IT, Finance and Legal teams on procurement, contracts and compliance matters.  
• Maintain procurement documentation, contracts and regular reporting.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in IT or software procurement.  
• Solid understanding of licensing models (subscription, perpetual, volume licensing).  
• Experience working with major vendors (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, SAP).  
• Strong negotiation skills and contract management experience.  
• Experience in cost optimization or participation in software audits is a plus.  
• English level: at least Intermediate (for working with contracts and vendors).

Nice to have

• Experience with SAM (Software Asset Management).  
• Familiarity with licensing policies of major vendors.  
• Experience working in international companies or multi‑vendor environments.

About the Company 

Our partner is building category-defining military technologies that are shaping outcomes on the battlefield. The opportunity is massive — to define new product categories, scale them globally, and directly impact how modern warfare is conducted. 

About the Role 

We're looking for a mid-senior Product Marketing Manager who takes ownership, moves fast, and delivers results. This is not a coordination role — you will own market positioning for a product within your area, working closely with a Senior PMM or Head of Product Marketing. 

Your focus: 

• Understand the market and the user — help define what needs to be learned, work with the Research Team, and validate insights in the field. 
• Positioning and messaging — help articulate why us, why now, and for whom, under the guidance of senior colleagues or independently within your product area. 
• Ensure what we build, describe, and sell is one consistent and accurate story across Product, Sales, and external stakeholders. 
• Support go-to-market and distribution — help the product reach the right buyers and users. 

• Measure and improve — track what works, fix what doesn't, and iterate fast.

   

Your Day-to-Day: 

• Work with Product, Sales, and R&D to shape understanding of what we build and why. 
• Talk to users and buyers to understand real-world usage and needs. 
• Turn product capabilities into clear, compelling narratives. 
• Own the substance of product- and industry-related marketing content. 
• Develop core product materials (briefs, decks, demo assets) to support internal alignment and external communication. 
• Enable Sales with positioning, messaging, and materials that support real deals. 
• Analyze performance, demand, and competition to identify new opportunities. 
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives across Product, Sales, Research, and Ops. 

Skills and Experience: 

• Experience in product marketing, product strategy, or a similar role. 
• Experience contributing to or running a product or product area (not necessarily full ownership, but real involvement in decision-making). 
• Strong analytical thinking and the ability to turn insights into action. 
• Ability to understand technical products and explain their value clearly. 
• High ownership and bias toward action. 
• Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-changing environments. 
• Clear, direct, and structured communication. 

You will not succeed in this role if you wait for perfect information or clear instructions. 

We will contact candidates whose qualifications best match our requirements within 7 business days of receiving their application.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Backend Developer to join our team to build and scale modern applications. This role involves the full software development lifecycle, from architecture and API design to optimization, security, and continuous product improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain backend solutions using Kotlin.
• Participate in the development of web and Flutter applications.
• Design application architecture from scratch and create APIs.
• Ensure application security, performance, optimization, and scalability.
• Collaborate with Analysts, QA, and DevOps teams throughout the entire development lifecycle.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of commercial experience with JVM languages (Kotlin, Java, or Scala).
• Experience working with relational databases; experience with NoSQL is a plus.
• Hands-on experience building REST APIs and understanding asynchronous data processing.
• Knowledge of design patterns and microservices architecture principles.
• Basic DevOps skills.
• Experience with AI tools is a plus.
• English level sufficient to work with technical documentation.

We are a Ukrainian Defense Tech company building next-generation autonomous ground systems. Our team combines expertise in Robotics, AI, embedded systems, and autonomous navigation, including engineers with experience from global technology and DeepTech companies.

We are looking for an experienced Robotics Software Engineer to join the development of a new autonomous platform currently progressing through intensive R&D and real-world testing.

What you'll do

• Develop software for autonomous robotic systems operating in challenging environments
• Design and improve perception, localization, mapping, and navigation capabilities
• Build reliable real-time software running on edge computing platforms
• Integrate sensors, cameras, and hardware components into autonomous systems
• Work across the full development cycle, from simulation and prototyping to field deployment
• Analyze system performance and improve reliability during real-world testing
• Collaborate on system architecture and technical decision-making
   

What we're looking for

• Strong Python and/or C++ development skills
• Experience building software for robotics, autonomous systems, drones, vehicles, or embedded platforms
• Familiarity with ROS/ROS2 or similar robotics frameworks
• Experience with sensors, cameras, localization, mapping, or navigation systems
• Understanding of real-time software and deployment on edge hardware
• Comfortable debugging complex systems that interact with physical hardware
• Linux development experience

Valuable experience

• Computer vision and image processing
• SLAM, localization, sensor fusion, or state estimation
• Autonomous navigation and path planning
• Jetson, embedded GPU platforms, or edge AI deployment
• UAV, UGV, mobile robotics, or autonomous vehicle projects
• Simulation environments such as Gazebo, AirSim, Isaac Sim, or Webots
• Machine learning, object detection, or perception systems
   

What we offer

• Work on real-world autonomous systems with immediate impact
• Significant ownership and influence on technical decisions
• Fast-moving R&D environment with minimal bureaucracy
• Collaboration with a highly experienced engineering team
• Remote, hybrid, or office-based work options
• Office in central Kyiv

Data Science UA is a service company with deep expertise in AI and Data Science. Our story started in 2016 with the first Data Science UA Conference in Kyiv, and since then, we’ve built one of the largest AI communities in Europe.

About the role and client:
We are looking for Dataset Operations Manager to the clients team - a leading Ukrainian manufacturer of autonomy technologies for drones. The role mission is to ensure the full data lifecycle: from strategic project planning to quality assurance and validation of final deliverables.

Responsibilities:
- Planning & Prioritization: Plan and prioritize dataset projects in alignment with the ML team's roadmap and product goals.
- Synthetic Data Generation Ownership: Own the synthetic data generation direction — coordinate pipeline development, prioritize scenarios, and control the quality of generated data.
- Manual Data Annotation Team Ownership: Lead the manual data annotation team — handle hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, tool training, and quality control.
- Team Coordination: Coordinate dataset engineers and the annotation team — assign tasks, track progress, and balance workloads.
- Requirements Alignment: Align dataset requirements with ML engineers — translate ML model training needs into dataset specifications and definition of done (criteria of readiness).
- Capacity & Resource Management: Forecast capacities, reallocate workloads, and resolve blockers.
- Project-Level Quality Tracking: Monitor project-level metrics of dataset deliverables and identify systemic issues.
- Vendor Management: Manage external annotation partners — handle vendor evaluation, contracting, and quality control.
- Processes & Standards Maintenance: Maintain workflows, documentation, and SLAs for working with datasets.
- Reporting: Report on dataset projects to leadership and the ML team — sharing status, progress, risks, and blockers.
- Continuous Improvement: Continuously optimize processes to improve annotation throughput, cycle times, and reduce error rates.
- Platform Support: Support the dataset catalog platform from a process and organizational perspective.

Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience in a similar role.
- People Management: Proven experience in direct management — hiring, developing, and building workflows for manual annotators.
- Data & ML Literacy: Solid understanding of the ML lifecycle and experience working with data (knowledge of data types, structures, and processing methods).
- Synthetic Data: Understanding of synthetic data generation principles and automated data collection approaches.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to forecast capacity, identify process bottlenecks, and propose optimization solutions.

Nice to have:
- Knowledge of the MilTech / DefTech market.

Data Science UA is a service company with deep expertise in AI and Data Science. Our story started in 2016 with the first Data Science UA Conference in Kyiv, and since then, we’ve built one of the largest AI communities in Europe.

About the role and client:
We are looking for Data Operations Lead to the clients team - a leading Ukrainian manufacturer of autonomy technologies for drones. The role mission is to ensure the full data lifecycle: from strategic project planning to quality assurance and validation of final deliverables.

Responsibilities:
- Planning & Prioritization: Plan and prioritize dataset projects in alignment with the ML team's roadmap and product goals.
- Synthetic Data Generation Ownership: Own the synthetic data generation direction — coordinate pipeline development, prioritize scenarios, and control the quality of generated data.
- Manual Data Annotation Team Ownership: Lead the manual data annotation team — handle hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, tool training, and quality control.
- Team Coordination: Coordinate dataset engineers and the annotation team — assign tasks, track progress, and balance workloads.
- Requirements Alignment: Align dataset requirements with ML engineers — translate ML model training needs into dataset specifications and definition of done (criteria of readiness).
- Capacity & Resource Management: Forecast capacities, reallocate workloads, and resolve blockers.
- Project-Level Quality Tracking: Monitor project-level metrics of dataset deliverables and identify systemic issues.
- Vendor Management: Manage external annotation partners — handle vendor evaluation, contracting, and quality control.
- Processes & Standards Maintenance: Maintain workflows, documentation, and SLAs for working with datasets.
- Reporting: Report on dataset projects to leadership and the ML team — sharing status, progress, risks, and blockers.
- Continuous Improvement: Continuously optimize processes to improve annotation throughput, cycle times, and reduce error rates.
- Platform Support: Support the dataset catalog platform from a process and organizational perspective.

Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience in a similar role.
- People Management: Proven experience in direct management — hiring, developing, and building workflows for manual annotators.
- Data & ML Literacy: Solid understanding of the ML lifecycle and experience working with data (knowledge of data types, structures, and processing methods).
- Synthetic Data: Understanding of synthetic data generation principles and automated data collection approaches.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to forecast capacity, identify process bottlenecks, and propose optimization solutions.

Nice to have:
- Knowledge of the MilTech / DefTech market.

About us

DroneOps is a company creating innovative UAV-related products, focused on UAV autonomy and navigation, founded in 2023. We are a team of innovators and inventors who take on the duty to help the armed forces of Ukraine defend our country and democracy by providing reliable advanced systems that simplify their work, improve personnel safety, and enable more cost-effective and precise UAV mission execution.

Overview

We are looking for a Middle / Senior Computer Vision / Deep Learning Engineer to extend our onboard navigation capabilities with modern perception and learning-based methods.

This is a hands-on R&D role: you work from research and prototypes to production on edge hardware, collaborate with software, and flight teams, and help shape how new CV/DL features are built and shipped. The role suits someone who can follow state-of-the-art work, implement what fits our constraints, and care about real-world performance—not only offline benchmarks.

Responsibilities

Relocalization & navigation

• Design and develop satellite, map, and semantic navigation capabilities that improve the overall quality of our navigation
• Build and maintain pipelines for map and reference-data preparation before missions
• Extend the existing visual-inertial navigation stack with relocalization and map-based aiding features
• Develop training pipelines for these tasks (data preparation, training, evaluation, and iteration)
• Create utilities that make map preloading and mission setup convenient for operators and integrators
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Research & implementation

• Track relevant research and industry approaches; prototype and adopt methods where they clearly improve the product
• Reimplement or adapt algorithms when off-the-shelf solutions do not fit our data, hardware, or latency requirements
• Define evaluation metrics and acceptance criteria for new features before field and deployment rollouts
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Edge deployment & production

• Optimize models and inference for target onboard hardware
• Integrate new features into the production codebase with stable APIs, logging, and failure handling
• Take part in architecture decisions, code review, and team practices that keep production quality high as the stack grows
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Required skills & experience

• 3+ years of practical experience in computer vision and deep learning
• Strong Python; ability to write clear, maintainable code for experiments and production paths
• Experience with training and deploying deep learning models (PyTorch)
• Familiarity with model optimization for edge or embedded devices (pruning, quantization, ONNX/TensorRT-class tooling, or equivalent)
• Comfort working with geospatial or map-related data and preprocessing pipelines
• Practical production mindset: reproducible experiments, versioning, and validation on real data
• English B2+ for documentation and technical discussion; Ukrainian for day-to-day team communication
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Nice to have

• Experience with deep learning keypoint detection and matching approaches
• Comfortable with geometric computer vision (camera models, epipolar geometry, robust estimation)
• Multi-sensor fusion / SLAM / EKF background
• UAV, robotics, or aerospace field experience
• Experience with satellite or aerial imagery, semantic segmentation, or visual place recognition
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What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Reservation from mobilization
• Impact on improving our country's defense capabilities
• 21 days of vacation + public holidays, sick leaves