3 months ago
Base Salary
$150k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain GenAI-enabled developer tools for C++, Python, and Node.js software projects.
- Partner with robotics and autonomy engineers to convert high-friction workflows into secure, repeatable GenAI-assisted tooling.
- Extend the custom GenAI harness with Python or Bash tools, secure LLM routing, audited execution paths, and local containerized environments.
- Build integrations across GitLab, Jira, Confluence, and internal developer systems.
- Improve build, test, and developer-environment workflows, including GenAI-assisted adoption of reproducible Nix environments.
- Support adoption of GenAI tooling through documentation, examples, troubleshooting, and feedback-driven improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Fluency with GenAI-assisted development and hands-on experience building LLM-powered tools for software development.
- Direct experience writing Bash and Python scripts and using webhooks and APIs to automate and integrate engineering tools.
- Hands-on experience with Docker, multi-stage builds, and package managers such as Conan, Poetry, or Nix.
- Familiarity with deploying and managing application workloads in cloud environments such as Azure Gov Cloud or AWS.
- Experience with secure software development practices, secret management, and identity providers including Active Directory and Entra ID.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. SECRET security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Preferred qualifications include experience scaling enterprise CI/CD systems, working in CUI and ITAR environments, tuning LLMs for specialized use, and deploying custom LLMs.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employees receive pay within the listed range, bonus, benefits, and equity.
- Temporary employees receive pay within the listed range and a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment.
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.