6 months ago
Base Salary
$150k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the native C++ build system for autonomous aircraft software.
- Improve developer velocity by reducing build and test cycle times and eliminating pipeline bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with software engineers to understand requirements, design solutions, and implement improvements.
- Resolve build and test failures and establish integration best practices with developers.
- Integrate CI pipelines with hardware-in-the-loop and simulation environments for automated validation.
- Implement monitoring, dashboards, and alerts for local and CI build-system performance.
- Use agentic solutions to identify build-failure root causes and provide feedback to software engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of industry experience, or a master’s/PhD with 5+ years of experience.
- Deep CMake and C++ expertise or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of dependency management and proficiency with Conan or CPM.
- Proficiency with containers and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud build clusters.
- Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash.
- Hands-on experience integrating automated testing into CI pipelines.
- Demonstrated success improving developer productivity at scale.
- A track record of excellence as a primary contributor through complete development cycles.
- Proficiency with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab.
- Cloud operations experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, Grafana, and Prometheus.
- Background in robotics, autonomy, or aerospace systems is valued.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employees receive benefits and equity, with bonus eligibility; compensation details are provided separately in the offer package.
- Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
- Shield AI provides equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for disabilities or special needs.
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureBashC++CMakeDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform
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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.