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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398)
Shi*** · San Diego, CA, United States
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San Diego, CA, United States233,760-350,640 USD/yearlyOnsite
Remuneration
233,760-350,640 USD/yearly
Location
San Diego, CA, United States
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Job summary
Founded in 2015, Shi*** is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. With offices and facilities across the U.
Benefits
EquityTemporary employee offer package:Pay within range listed above + temporaryPackage (applicable after 60 days of employment)All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible forPlease speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative acIf you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please letWe may use artificial intelligence (AI)
Qualifications
- On-site Test & Mission Support – Provide senior technical leadership during critical demonstrations, operational exercises, and customer events where deep systems expertise is required.
- Continuous Improvement – Drive long-term improvements to engineering processes, developer experience, testing infrastructure, and integration workflows across the Emerging Domains portfolio.
- Travel Requirement – Members of this team typically travel around 10–20% of the year to different office locations, customer sites, operator training events, flight tests, and integration exercises.
- Required
- BS/MS in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience.
- Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Expert-level C++ and Linux systems development experience.
- Demonstrated experience defining technical strategy across multiple programs or engineering organizations.
- Proven track record solving highly complex systems integration challenges in ambiguous environments.
- Experience mentoring senior engineers and influencing engineering direction without formal authority.
- Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
- PREFERRED
Responsibilities
- WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Skills
Leadership
Degrees
AssociateBachelor
Travel
Travel
Industry
AutomotiveDefenseLogisticsPublic-sector
Company size
SmbStartup
Security clearance
Secret