Staff Engineer Software

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

Series F+Recently funded
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 gather and refine requirements for internal tools, architect robust full-stack solutions, deploy tools internally, and maintain an existing internal tooling suite. Your work may support projects ranging from aircraft physics analysis to ticket tracking.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science
  • Strong communication skills
  • Linux proficiency
  • Strong skills in C, C++, or Rust
  • Experience with SQL
  • Experience using frontend frameworks

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with internal teams to refine tool requirements
  • Architect robust full-stack solutions
  • Deploy internal tools for broad organizational use
  • Maintain an existing suite of internal tools

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity