Shield AI

Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering

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over 1 year ago
Bengaluru, India or Delhi, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Develop AI and autonomy software capabilities with the Hivemind Enterprise Autonomy Software Development Kit.
  • Enable customers to integrate Hivemind autonomy software with vehicles and platforms across air, sea, and space.
  • Debug software and API integration issues and deploy Hivemind AI infrastructure at customer sites.
  • Provide technical training and maintain documentation for customer autonomy development efforts.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to address customer feedback and improve products.
  • Travel to and stay at customer sites for deployment, training, and flight testing, with approximately 30% travel.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field.
  • At least 7 years of industry experience, or 4 years of experience plus a master’s degree.
  • At least 3 years of experience in an integration or applications engineering role.
  • At least 2 years of experience working in a startup environment.
  • Strong software engineering background with strong modern C++ proficiency and intermediate Python proficiency.
  • Ability to travel and stay deployed at customer sites across India.
  • Fluent Hindi and English communication skills.
  • Preferred qualifications include defense aviation or robotics experience, experience building and running a small enterprise software applications or solutions engineering team, and ability to travel to the USA for training for up to 3 months at a time.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package aligned to the country office location.
  • Approximately 30% travel and deployment at customer sites across India, with potential USA travel for training.

Tech Stack

Categories

Solutions Engineering
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About Shield AI

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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