IoT Engineer

What if the IoT systems you engineered didn't just live in the cloud or a lab, but operated out in the real world?

At eShepherd, we're building connected technology for agriculture, and we're looking for an IoT Engineer to help develop the systems that connect devices, data and applications.

You'll work across the full IoT ecosystem, from device connectivity and data collection through to cloud services and APIs, helping us build secure, scalable and reliable solutions.

If you enjoy solving complicated technical problems, working across hardware and software, and seeing technology you've helped create come to life, this could be a brilliant next move.

This isn't an IoT role where you'll work on one small piece of a much bigger system.

You'll have the opportunity to work across device connectivity, embedded technology, cloud platforms, APIs, data processing, security and system reliability, collaborating with engineering and product teams to create connected solutions from concept through to deployment.

You'll also help investigate complex IoT problems, improve system performance and explore emerging technology that could strengthen future products.

You'll:

Design and develop end-to-end IoT solutions connecting devices, data, cloud services and APIs

Work closely with hardware and software engineers to integrate IoT components into products

Build secure, scalable IoT architectures

Implement IoT communication protocols and standards

Develop data processing and analytics pipelines

Test, debug and troubleshoot complex IoT systems

Help improve reliability and performance

Evaluate new hardware, software and emerging IoT technologies

Contribute to technical documentation, code reviews and knowledge sharing.

We're looking for someone with proven IoT development experience who understands how the different layers of a connected product come together.

Ideally, you'll have:

A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related discipline

Experience designing and developing IoT applications from concept through to deployment

Strong programming capability in languages such as Python, C, JavaScript or Bash

Knowledge of technologies and protocols such as MQTT, CoAP, LoRaWAN, cellular IoT and edge computing

Experience with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud

Strong Linux capability

Knowledge of networking, security protocols and data encryption

Experience with sensors, actuators, microcontrollers and embedded systems

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Experience with LoRa gateways, data analytics, machine learning or data visualisation would be an added bonus.

Competitive salary + performance-based incentives

Career growth opportunities as eShepherd continues to scale globally

Modern tools and technology to help you succeed

Supportive, collaborative team culture

Modern Melbourne office with great amenities + easy transport links

Employee Assistance Programme

Quarterly team lunches + regular team celebrations

Free office snacks

Occasional pancake breakfasts

Opportunity to work on products with genuine global impact

Ready to build something meaningful?

If you're an engineer who loves understanding how things connect, why they fail and how they can work better, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the role may be filled before the closing date.