2 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance C++ software for complex systems.
- Architect scalable simulation solutions for systems of systems and real-time processing.
- Integrate third-party software and hardware systems into comprehensive architectures.
- Set technical standards, mentor engineers, and promote software engineering best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align projects and deliver successfully.
- Apply continuous integration and test-driven development practices.
- Debug and optimize complex systems to improve performance.
- Drive task decomposition for teams and individuals and evaluate new technologies.
Requirements
- Typically requires 7 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, 5 years with a master’s degree, 4 years with a PhD, or equivalent work experience.
- Requires advanced professional experience in software engineering and systems integration.
- Requires extensive modern C++ experience, familiarity with older C++ standards, and Python experience.
- Requires programming experience in Linux, with Windows experience as a bonus.
- Requires expertise with Docker or other containerization mechanisms.
- Requires demonstrated success leading projects with more than 10 contributors.
- Requires knowledge of design patterns, system architecture, continuous integration/delivery, and test-driven development.
- Preferred qualifications include an MS or greater in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Preferred experience includes real-time and distributed simulation, surface or subsurface simulation environments and models, third-party software and hardware integration, gRPC, ActiveMQ, ZeroMQ, CMake, Conan, UCI, and OMS standards.
About Shield AI
Shield AI builds autonomous systems for military and national security customers, combining its Hivemind autonomy software with V-BAT and X-BAT unmanned aircraft and Aechelon simulation technologies. The privately held company sells hardware, software, and related services to U.S. and allied defense agencies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, it operates across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, and its technology is used in operational deployments.