Senior Engineer C++ Software
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 lead architecture and technical direction for edge software while designing, writing, reviewing, testing, and debugging production C++ applications. You will integrate cameras and sensors, build diagnostics and developer tools, optimize constrained edge platforms, resolve cross-system issues, mentor engineers, and deliver complex initiatives through deployment and sustained operation.
Requirements
- Degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent industry experience
- Modern C++
- Linux
- User-space application development
- Camera, sensor, networking, GPU, storage, or hardware integration
- NVIDIA Jetson or comparable ARM64 edge platforms
- Concurrency
- Interface design
- Memory management
- Data structure
- Algorithm
- Testing
- Version control
- System debugging
- Technical leadership
- Systems architecture
- Mentoring
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve technical direction for edge software capabilities
- Define architecture and technical strategy across projects and products
- Lead resolution of complex cross-cutting technical problems
- Establish reusable platforms, interfaces, standards, and engineering practices
- Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders
- Design, develop, test, and maintain production C++ software
- Build Linux applications for NVIDIA Jetson, ARM64, cameras, sensors, and mission systems
- Develop calibration, synchronization, diagnostics, and configuration tools
- Optimize software for latency, throughput, reliability, power, and thermal performance
- Debug software, Linux, networking, hardware, timing, deployment, and integration issues
- Own complex initiatives through architecture, deployment, and sustained operation