Jobs at Shield AI

Senior Software Engineer responsible for integrating autonomous capabilities into emerging domain platforms (aircraft, maritime, spacecraft, robotics). Will design and validate autonomy software interfaces, conduct hardware/software debugging across embedded systems, support pre-deployment preparation and live flight/mission testing, and develop tools to improve integration velocity.…See more Requires 5+ years of experience with C++, Linux, embedded/real-time systems integration, and systems-level problem-solving; travel 10–20% annually to test sites and customer locations.

Lead a small engineering team responsible for integrating autonomous flight control systems, payloads, and embedded hardware across complex autonomy stacks. Own interface contracts with C2 providers, drive standards compliance (UCI, OMS, MOSA, WOSA, TAK/CoT), and support live mission operations, test exercises, and customer demonstrations with hands-on debugging and field troubleshooting.…See more Require 7+ years of systems/autonomy experience plus 2+ years of direct people management; build and mentor engineers while driving continuous improvement in integration timelines and deployment reliability.

Staff Engineer responsible for designing and building scalable test automation frameworks and CI/CD infrastructure for machine-learning systems at scale. The role requires expertise validating ML quality across the full lifecycle (data, training, evaluation, packaging, deployment, monitoring), GPU-accelerated workloads in Kubernetes, and integrated hardware-software systems.…See more You will develop automated evaluation suites, performance baselines, release thresholds, and observability solutions while mentoring teams on ML testing best practices and dependency/reproducibility standards.

Senior full-stack engineer responsible for designing and building the Forge Platform—a system enabling applications to contribute widgets, dashboards, commands, and shared resources through typed, versioned contracts. Own the platform from design through production rollout, partnering with autonomy and ML teams to validate workflows and incorporate real-world requirements.…See more Build backend services, frontend interfaces, and infrastructure that deliver consistent behavior across local and remote environments, while enabling independent application developers to move quickly with clear contracts and documentation.

Shield AI seeks a Senior Engineer to design, develop, and integrate safety-critical Run-Time Assurance (RTA) software for autonomous aircraft and platforms. The role focuses on C++ development of real-time safety capabilities, hardware-in-the-loop integration, and flight-test support for the X-BAT collaborative combat aircraft.…See more Responsibilities include adapting reusable safety components into production systems, implementing real-time code at autonomy/flight-control boundaries, and strengthening engineering evidence through CI, static analysis, and rigorous testing. Requires 5+ years of embedded/autonomy/aerospace software experience, strong modern C++ and Linux skills, and familiarity with safety-critical development practices.

Design and own full-stack applications for Shield AI's Forge Platform, serving both embedded AI and external agents through shared platform tools. You will build production frontend services in TypeScript and React, backend services in Go, Python, or Rust, and design typed, versioned APIs connecting independently deployed components.…See more Responsibilities span frontend architecture, backend services, state management, distributed-system patterns (routing, async communication, authentication, authorization), and close collaboration with infrastructure and product teams to create intuitive engineering tools.

Staff Engineer responsible for designing and implementing scalable test automation frameworks and infrastructure for machine learning systems across multiple engineering teams. The role requires expertise in validating ML pipelines across data, training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring; testing GPU-accelerated workloads in Kubernetes; qualifying integrated hardware and software systems; and developing comprehensive integration and regression strategies.…See more Deep experience with Python automation, distributed systems testing, performance profiling, and observability is essential, along with strong system-design skills for complex, multi-tenant environments.

Shield AI seeks a Senior Engineer to design, develop, and integrate safety-critical Run-Time Assurance (RTA) software for autonomous aircraft and platforms. You will develop real-time C++ code, integrate reusable safety capabilities into production systems, conduct hardware-in-the-loop testing, and support flight-test campaigns for the X-BAT collaborative combat aircraft.…See more The role requires 5+ years of embedded/autonomy software experience, strong C++ and modern development practices, and the ability to build high-assurance, real-time systems that operate at the boundary between mission autonomy, middleware, and flight-control interfaces.

As a Staff Engineer on the Safety-Critical Software Team, you will architect and develop Run-Time Assurance (RTA) modules that monitor autonomous flight systems for safety compliance, integrating with low-assurance mission autonomy and high-assurance middleware. You will drive safety-critical C++ software development, mentor engineers on assurance practices, and generate certification artifacts (DO-178C, MIL-HDBK-516 compliance).…See more This role requires 10+ years of experience (or equivalent with advanced degrees), deep expertise in C++ architecture, real-time systems, and hands-on integration with physical autonomous platforms.

As a Staff Cloud Engineer, you will design, build, and operate AWS infrastructure and shared development environments supporting Shield AI's software products. You will use Terraform and infrastructure-as-code tools to automate provisioning, manage containerized workloads on Kubernetes, implement cloud IAM and security controls, and improve observability and reliability across multi-product infrastructure.…See more This hands-on role requires experience with shared cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, regulated environments, and AWS cost optimization.

As a Staff DevSecOps Engineer, you will design, build, and automate security controls across Shield AI's AWS infrastructure, containerized workloads, and CI/CD systems. You'll implement hardened container images, integrate vulnerability and compliance scanning into software delivery pipelines, and manage secrets, identity, and access controls at scale.…See more Working with Cybersecurity, Infosec, and Build Engineering teams, you'll translate security requirements into repeatable, maintainable engineering controls that reduce risk without friction. At the Staff level, you'll define reusable security patterns and drive adoption of security engineering practices across multiple teams.

Senior Staff Lead Site Reliability Engineer to establish and mature SRE practices across Hivemind's cloud infrastructure and platform services. You will define reliability targets (SLIs/SLOs), build observability systems, lead incident response and root-cause analysis, mentor teams on reliability-first practices, and develop automation to reduce manual operational work.…See more The role requires 7+ years in SRE or infrastructure engineering, hands-on experience operating production services in AWS or equivalent cloud environments, expertise with containerized/distributed systems, infrastructure-as-code, and operational tooling development in Python or Go.

Senior Software Test and Automation Engineer responsible for designing and developing automated test infrastructure, validation tooling, and CI/CD integration for autonomy software systems. The role involves building Python-based test frameworks, regression and integration test suites, and performance analysis tools across simulation, SIL, HIL, and hardware environments.…See more Requires 4–7 years of experience in software test automation for robotics, autonomy, or aerospace systems, with strong proficiency in Python, Linux, and CI/CD practices. The engineer will collaborate with autonomy, systems engineering, and flight test teams to define validation strategies and provide objective software quality metrics.

Senior Software Engineer responsible for integrating autonomous software, embedded systems, and platform hardware into mission-ready vehicles. Will debug hardware/software integration issues, support flight tests and field operations, design and validate system interfaces, and improve integration processes across autonomy, perception, and command-and-control teams.…See more Requires 5+ years of experience with C++, Linux, embedded/real-time systems, and hands-on integration or field testing; clearance eligibility required.

Staff Engineer, Integration will onboard processing hardware and electronic assemblies onto crewed and uncrewed aircraft, performing system bring-up, functional checkout, acceptance testing, and post-installation verification across sensor, compute, power, network, and aircraft interfaces. Responsibilities include loading and validating software releases, diagnosing and resolving integration issues across software, electrical, network, and mechanical domains, maintaining configuration records, and performing basic wiring and electro-mechanical work per approved procedures.…See more The role requires 5+ years of hands-on experience in aerospace integration, avionics, or mechatronics, with competence in Linux/Windows systems, electrical troubleshooting, reading technical drawings and schematics, and strong documentation skills. Extensive travel (50%) to customer sites for deployments, demonstrations, and field support is required, along with the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

Staff Engineer responsible for onboarding processing hardware and electronic assemblies on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. Duties include loading, configuring, and validating software releases; performing system bring-up and acceptance testing; maintaining hardware and software configuration records; diagnosing integration issues across software, electrical, network, sensor, and mechanical domains; and providing hands-on customer support at deployment sites.…See more Requires 5+ years in aerospace integration, electronics, avionics, or mechatronics with hands-on experience in electro-mechanical systems, embedded hardware, and fielded systems troubleshooting.

Staff Engineer who will design, build, and operate the Forge Platform—a distributed-systems foundation serving autonomy, ML Ops, simulation, and application teams. You will own architecture and technical standards for workflow orchestration, asynchronous processing, event-driven systems, and long-running service workflows while remaining hands-on in implementation, production troubleshooting, and reliability improvement.…See more Required: strong production experience with distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, or backend infrastructure; fluency in Go and Python; deep understanding of failure handling, consistency, fault tolerance, and state management; and ability to turn recurring infrastructure needs into reusable platform capabilities. You will work across Kubernetes, service networking, observability, and data pipelines to enable downstream teams to move faster on mission-critical systems.

Staff Engineer responsible for designing, building, and operating the Forge Platform—a distributed-systems foundation serving autonomy, ML, simulation, and test teams. You will architect cloud-native backend infrastructure, establish reusable platform capabilities, define technical standards, and remain hands-on in production troubleshooting, performance analysis, and reliability improvement.…See more Required: deep expertise in production distributed systems, Go and Python, workflow orchestration, and the ability to translate complex architecture into usable interfaces across multiple downstream teams.

Principal Engineer leading design and prototyping of generative AI experiences for an autonomous systems platform (Hivemind). You'll architect full-stack web applications using React/Typescript/Node, design human-in-the-loop interfaces for mission planning and command-and-control, conduct user research, and collaborate with product and CTO teams to define AI-driven user experiences.…See more Requires 15+ years building production software systems, 5+ years React/Node/Typescript/web-app development, deep full-stack expertise (DOM, browser APIs, state management, WebSockets, SSE), and hands-on cloud platform experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Shield AI seeks an experienced SRE Lead to establish and mature reliability practices across Hivemind's cloud infrastructure and platform services. This hands-on technical role involves defining SLIs/SLOs, building monitoring and alerting systems, leading incident response, and driving root-cause analysis.…See more The SRE Lead will mentor teams, develop operational tooling in Python or Go, and partner with product and cloud engineering teams to embed reliability-first practices into system design and infrastructure provisioning.

Lead Shield AI's Shared Services Engineering team, building and operating common APIs, SDKs, and customer-facing applications across the product portfolio. This is a hands-on technical management role requiring 7+ years of software engineering experience including team leadership, where you'll guide architecture and delivery of full-stack systems, establish secure and versioned interfaces for internal and external customers, and balance roadmap priorities across product needs and operational health.See more

Shield AI seeks a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager to lead the integration of Hivemind autonomy software onto Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) and future Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs). The role involves managing end-to-end program execution from inception through production and operational deployment, coordinating across software engineering, integration, testing, and international customer teams.…See more You will own program plans, schedules, budgets, risk management, and readiness milestones while possessing sufficient technical depth to identify risks and drive cross-functional alignment. The ideal candidate combines government and commercial program management experience with hands-on familiarity in software or autonomy products.

Shield AI seeks a Senior or Staff Software Engineer for their Developer Experience Engineering team to build internal tools, platforms, and practices that improve how engineers develop Hivemind autonomy software. The role involves owning local development environments, devcontainers, the internal developer platform, and project templates while integrating agentic AI capabilities into developer workflows.…See more You will identify friction points across engineering teams, design durable solutions, and measure impact using DORA metrics and developer feedback. This is a hands-on position with broad organizational scope and direct collaboration with developers across the company.

As a Staff Systems Engineer on Shield AI's next-generation UAS program, you will lead the technical execution of system architecture for autonomous aircraft, integrating avionics, autonomy, propulsion, sensor payloads, and mission-critical systems. You will work cross-functionally across hardware, software, autonomy, flight operations, and manufacturing to develop scalable platforms for contested environments.…See more The role requires deep expertise in aerospace systems engineering, model-based systems engineering, and complex system integration, with responsibility for defining requirements, conducting trade studies, ensuring compliance with military and aviation standards, and supporting flight testing and operational deployment.

Lead technical execution of system architecture for next-generation autonomous aircraft, integrating avionics, autonomy, propulsion, sensor payloads, and mission-critical systems. Define system requirements and architectures using model-based systems engineering, conduct trade studies, ensure compliance with military and aviation standards, and support flight testing and operational deployment.…See more Work cross-functionally across hardware, software, autonomy, flight operations, and manufacturing teams to develop scalable platforms for contested environments.