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Senior Staff Engineer, Front-End/Full Stack

Shield AI
Shield AI Salary
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/29/2025

About Shield AI

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its flagship autonomy software, Hivemind, powers aircraft, drones, and other platforms, enabling complex missions with high reliability in contested environments. With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and internationally, Shield AI's products actively support U.S. and allied operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn,Twitter, and Instagram.

As part of theHivemindCommander(HMC) team, you'llplay an active role inshaping and implementing our HMC Core Product. This HMC Core Product is a foundational, extensible set of services that enable both human operators (e.g. via command and control user interfaces) and third parties (e.g. to interoperate with wider networks) to interact with active Hivemind Edge (HME) autonomy systems and aircraft. You'llcollaboratecross-functionally with other Core Product engineers, Solutions engineers and new customers to develop the core client through which autonomy can be commanded, controlled, and understood. Ultimately, you'll make it easier to task and trust autonomous solutions, thereby enhancing the qualityand reliability of our productsto protect service members and civilians with AI systems.

What You'll Do :

  • Contribute to the HMC platformthat will revolutionize the way engineers, operators, and subject matter experts integrate and interface with autonomous solutions.
  • Contribute to building, extending and documenting interfaces for internal and customer use.
  • Contribute to building a robust command and control software development kit (SDK) for internal and customer user.
  • Become deeply familiar with the entire HME System and its extension points.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

  • 10 years of related experience developing large, production quality software systems.
  • 3 years demonstrated experience with React / Node / Typescript and Material UI
  • Expertise and deep experience with architectural design and implementation of large and complex distributed systems
  • Professional experience working with designers and user experience researchers.
  • Demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with in aerospace and / or robotics industries.
  • Experience with command and control, mission planning and other operator-oriented systems for UAVs.
  • Experience with modern C (C 17 and beyond).
  • Experience with geospatial data and WebGL.
  • Experience applying design systems to UI components.
  • 174,200.80 - $261,301.20 a year

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    Total package details for U.S. based positions :

  • Regular employee positions : Salary within range listed above Bonus Benefits Equity
  • Temporary employee positions : Hourly within range listed above temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days
  • of employment)

  • Interns / Military Fellows / Part-time not eligible for bonus, benefits or equity
  • Total package details for International positions which are roles based outside of the United States (where applicable) :

  • International premium, hardship differential, cost of living differential, living quarters allowance, foreign service transfer
  • allowance, equity, international benefits, visa assistance, and relocation assistance.

    Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.

    Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

    Salary : $174,201 - $261,301

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