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.
Funding history
Investors
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.
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
