Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai https://shield.ai/. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai, X https://x.com/shieldaitech, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shield_ai, and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI. The Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering will provide collaborate with customers to help them enable edge-AI and autonomy to platforms across sea, air, and space. This role involves working closely with customers to understand their requirements, writing code, developing new capabilities and ensuring successful software/hardware integration. WHAT YOU'LL DO: - - Become an expert user of the Hivemind Enterprise Autonomy Software Development Kit. - Develop AI & Autonomy software capabilities using Hivemind for unmanned platforms across air/sea/space. - Examples of Projects You will Work On: - Autonomous teaming drones. - Teaming between helicopters and drones. - Autonomy on Robodogs. - AI Pilots for Fighter Jets - and more that we aren’t allowed to publicly share! - Enable customers to integrate Hivemind autonomy to their vehicles/platforms. - Debug software/API integration issues. - Deploy Hivemind AI infrastructure at customer sites. - Provide technical training to customers for their autonomy development efforts. - Collaborate with the product and engineering teams to address customer feedback and improve products. - Develop and maintain technical documentation. - Travel to and stay at customer sites as required for deployment / training / flight testing etc. (~30% travel). REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. - 7+ years of experience of industry experience or 4+ years of experience plus a master's degree. - Ability to travel and stay deployed at customer sites across India. - 3+ years of experience in an integration/applications engineering role. - 2+ years of experience working in a startup environment. - Strong technical background in software engineering. - Strong proficiency in writing modern C++ code. - Intermediate proficiency in writing Python code. - Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills. - Ability converse fluently in Hindi and English. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - - Experience in the defense aviation or robotics industry. - Experience building and running a small enterprise software applications/solutions engineering team. - Ability to travel to USA for up to 3 months at a time for training. Our international teammates receive a comprehensive total rewards package aligned to your country office location. For full details on compensation and benefits, please consult your talent acquisition partner.