Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (R3078)

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San Diego, CA
174K-261K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Robotics • Software
Our mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems.
The Role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Shield AI, you will manage infrastructure-as-code, monitor tools for build infrastructure metrics, contribute to automation solutions, and support AI engineers. You will have a hands-on role in enhancing developer efficiencies and collaboration across teams while maintaining enterprise infrastructure.
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Introduction to Shield AI

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company whose mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. In pursuit of this mission, Shield AI is building the world’s best AI pilot. Its AI pilot, Hivemind, has flown a fighter jet (F-16), a vertical takeoff and landing drone (V-BAT), and a quadcopter (Nova). The company has offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington DC and abroad. Shield AI’s products and people are currently in the field actively supporting operations with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. allies. 


As a Hivemind Software Engineer – Infrastructure, you will design and implement engineering automation across the organization. You will work closely with the rest of the Software Operations team maintaining infrastructure-as-code. This role requires you to be very hands on and contribute to discussions with cross-functional teams across the organization. We embrace an attitude that focuses on solving the root cause of problems efficiently. A large part of your day to day will be building out solutions to automate infrastructure, talking to enterprise operations (IT, Cyber), and the Developer Experience team. 

  • Own all infrastructure-as-code for Hivemind 
  • Own the monitoring tool stack, focusing on build infrastructure metrics 
  • Own internal build containers used by all of the Hivemind organization 
  • Support AI engineers with any infrastructure they need 
  • Manage and own the performance, maintenance, and administration of Hivemind enterprise infrastructure including Azure DevOps, AWS, Artifactory, Containers, K8s, etc. 
  • Work closely with the Developer Experience and Build & Release teams to improve engineer efficiency

Required Qualifications:

  • BS in computer science or related engineering field with 10+ years of professional experience. 
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, Azure ARM, CloudFormation, Crossplane). 
  • Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet). 
  • Demonstrated proficiency in continuous integration/delivery (Github Actions, ADO, TeamCity, etc.). 
  • DevOps experience with a cloud service (Google, Azure, AWS). 
  • Knowledge of APIs, web services, and identity access management. 
  • Knowledge of containers (Docker, Podman, etc.). 
  • Knowledge of scripting languages (Bash, Python). 
  • Knowledge of Git. 
  • Knowledge of monitoring tools (Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, ELK, etc.). 
  • System administration in Linux. 
  • Desire to learn and grow on the job. 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with a compiled programming language (e.g. C, C++, Rust, Go).
  • Experience owning build infrastructure. 
  • Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Nomad, Docker Swarm). 
  • Ability to develop software, APIs, services, and tools 
  • Proven experience owning a project from a simple idea to production product

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Total package details for U.S. based positions:

- Regular employee positions: Salary within range listed above + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

- Temporary employee positions: Hourly within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days

of employment)

- Interns/Military Fellows/Part-time not eligible for bonus, benefits or equity


Total package details for International based positions (where applicable):

- International premium, hardship differential, cost of living differential, living quarters allowance, foreign service transfer

allowance, equity, international benefits, visa assistance, and relocation assistance.


Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.


Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

Top Skills

Bash
Python
The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
750 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Shield AI is building the world's best AI pilot. Our Hivemind autonomy stack is the first and only autonomous AI Pilot, deployed in combat since 2018. Hivemind enables intelligent teams of aircraft to perform missions ranging from room clearance, to penetrating air defense systems, and dogfighting F-16s.

Why Work With Us

What makes Shield AI special is our people. We unlock the power of autonomy, and in the face of overwhelming odds and challenges, we find ways to win and make a difference for our customers. We bring together software, AI, and aerospace engineering disciplines to deploy the most intelligent aviation capabilities in the world.

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