As a Staff Software Engineer on the Enterprise Operations team, you will work on the development of full-stack applications using C#/Blazor or Python, while driving DevOps automation and CI/CD improvements across our internal platforms. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to streamline software delivery using Azure DevOps, GitHub, Artifactory, and SonarQube. Your expertise in infrastructure-as-code, deployment automation, and secure coding practices will help accelerate Shield AI’s mission-critical engineering workflows. This role offers the opportunity to shape scalable, enterprise-grade solutions that support the company’s rapid growth and operational excellence.
What you'll do:
- Design, build, and maintain internal web applications and tools using C#/Blazor or Python to support enterprise operations and engineering workflows.
- Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using Gitlab, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Artifactory, and SonarQube.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline software delivery, improve code quality, and enhance operational visibility through automation and tooling.
- Implement secure, maintainable, and scalable solutions that support both developer productivity and enterprise compliance needs.
- Continuously evaluate and adopt modern DevOps and full-stack practices to drive efficiency and innovation across the organization.
Required qualifications:
- Typically requires a minimum of 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a bachelor’s degree; or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong experience developing and maintaining internal web applications using C#/Blazor and/or Python.
- Hands-on expertise with DevOps practices and tooling, including CI/CD pipeline development (Gitlab/Azure DevOps preferred), version control (GitHub), and artifact management (Artifactory).
- Experience with automation, infrastructure-as-code, and quality tools such as SonarQube.
- Solid understanding of secure software development, system integration, and enterprise-scale architecture.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a track record of cross-functional teamwork.
- Proven ability to deliver high-quality, maintainable solutions in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to ownership, continuous improvement, and being a reliable, respectful team member.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience developing software within a DoD, defense, or government contractor environment.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-218 (SSDF).
- Background in implementing DevSecOps practices in secure environments.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Bicep).
- Working knowledge of secure software development practices, static/dynamic analysis, and artifact attestation.
- Experience integrating with enterprise identity and access management systems, including support for SSO, RBAC, and audit logging.
- Proficiency with Blazor Server/WebAssembly and Python for building tools in support of secure development workflows.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Experience developing and maintaining internal web applications using C#/Blazor and/or Python
- Experience with DevOps practices and tooling, including CI/CD pipeline development
- Experience with GitLab or Azure DevOps
- Experience with GitHub for version control
- Experience with Artifactory for artifact management
- Experience with automation, infrastructure as code, and SonarQube
- Understanding of secure software development, system integration, and enterprise-scale architecture
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to deliver high-quality, maintainable solutions in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in a DoD, defense, or government contractor environment
- Familiarity with NIST 800-218 SSDF
- Experience implementing DevSecOps practices in secure environments
- Experience with Terraform or Bicep
- Knowledge of secure software development, static and dynamic analysis, and artifact attestation
- Experience integrating enterprise identity and access management systems, including SSO, RBAC, and audit logging
- Proficiency with Blazor Server or WebAssembly and Python for secure development workflow tools
What the Team is Saying
Shield AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials highlight comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with mental-health support and an EAP. Third-party benefits summaries also portray health coverage as a strong component of the package.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with employer matching, cited on the careers page and independent benefits directories. Multiple sources indicate a match exists, though exact formulas have varied over time and warrant confirmation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Company communications describe equity for all full-time hires and stock benefits as part of total rewards. Independent listings also note company equity/RSUs as a standard element.
Shield AI Insights
What We Do
At Shield AI, you won't wait years to see your work reach the field. You'll build hardware and software that operates in the real world right now, in the hands of the people who depend on it. Hivemind, our AI pilot, has been flying since 2018. It has flown more than 30 platforms, including an F-16, and it now sits under a U.S. Air Force production contract for Collaborative Combat Aircraft. When you write code or shape a system here, you contribute to technology with a proven flight record and a clear production future. V-BAT flies intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions with an operational record that stretches from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific. It delivers eyes where they matter most, in the most demanding conditions on earth. The teams behind it watch their work get tested where the stakes are real. X-BAT takes its first flight this year. It's an AI-piloted fighter that needs no runway, built to operate where traditional aircraft can't. Join now and you help shape a program at its earliest, most formative stage. That's the kind of ground-floor work that defines a career. Do the most impactful work of your life, on problems that matter. Autonomy at this level asks a lot of you. You'll take on problems in perception, planning, and control that few teams anywhere are equipped to solve. You'll work across disciplines, from aerospace and robotics to machine learning and systems engineering, alongside people who hold themselves to an exacting standard and expect the same from you. Our mission is clear: protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. That purpose runs through every decision, every design review, and every deployment. It's why the work here carries a weight you can feel. Ready to join our mission? Explore our open roles and find where you fit.
Why Work With Us
Founded in 2015 by a former Navy SEAL, Shield AI builds AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft. Veterans aren't an afterthought here, they're at every level. It's why the work carries weight: AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft flying real missions, from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, protecting service members and civilians.
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