Staff Engineer, DevOps (5431)

Summary

Shield AI seeks a Staff Engineer, DevOps to own and maintain the build system for autonomous aircraft (XBAT/VBAT), with deep expertise in C++ and CMake. You will improve developer velocity by reducing build/test cycle times, integrating CI pipelines with HIL and simulation environments, and implementing monitoring and dashboards for build system performance. The role requires 7+ years of industry experience (or 5+ with advanced degree), proficiency with containers/orchestration, scripting, CI/CD tools, and cloud operations across Azure/AWS/GCP. You'll collaborate with software engineers to resolve failures, set best practices, and leverage agentic AI solutions to identify root causes and accelerate development cycles.