Senior C++ Engineer – Foundations
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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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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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own the architecture and implementation of critical EdgeOS and EdgeOS RT middleware features. You will develop runtime services across Linux, real-time, and constrained platforms; build tools for observing and debugging autonomous systems; extend EdgeOS Language; and guide engineering quality through reviews, documentation, and mentorship.
Requirements
- C++11 or newer
- Multithreaded systems
- Real-time operating systems
- Embedded software
- Systems programming
- Concurrency
- Memory management
- Performance optimization
- Automated testing
- Technical documentation
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and implementation of EdgeOS and EdgeOS RT middleware features
- Develop runtime services and abstractions across Linux, real-time, and resource-constrained platforms
- Design tooling to evaluate, observe, and debug autonomous systems
- Extend EdgeOS Language and its data interfaces
- Collaborate on capabilities from design through integration
- Raise engineering quality through reviews, guidance, documentation, and mentorship
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity