Ground System Full Stack Software Engineer

Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.

San Diego, United States
About Shield AI

Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.

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Skills

Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will design, develop, and maintain ground-system software for mission planning, communications, and drone operations. You will build full-stack telemetry applications and React interfaces, contribute to architecture, integrate systems, and deliver tested features from design through deployment.

Requirements

  • Professional software-development experience at Senior, Staff, or Senior Staff level
  • Proficiency in C#, TypeScript, Java, C++, or another strongly typed programming language
  • Experience with React, TypeScript or JavaScript, and Node.js
  • Version control, testing, debugging, and performance profiling
  • Experience building distributed systems or networked applications
  • User-interface development experience
  • System integration and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to obtain security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Design and optimize ground-control software
  • Build full-stack applications for telemetry, mission planning, and situational awareness
  • Implement React and TypeScript interfaces for telemetry and mission state
  • Collaborate on integrated field-ready solutions
  • Contribute to responsive, scalable, and fault-tolerant system designs
  • Develop and deploy key features and subsystems
  • Write tested code and participate in design and code reviews

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity
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