Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Integration (R5415)

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. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. This position is ideal for a C++ generalist who thrives on tackling complex challenges in systems and systems integration.

If you enjoy building cross-language software, improving CI/CD pipelines, and integrating distributed real-time systems, you’ll find this role rewarding. Join a team that’s driving innovation through robust software engineering and practical integration work across simulation environments, third-party systems, and development workflows

What you'll do

Design, implement, and maintain C++ and Python software in support of complex, cross-platform systems. Contribute to system architecture with a focus on performance, maintainability, and integration. Develop and support APIs and messaging interfaces (e.g., gRPC, REST, ZeroMQ).

Integrate third-party software and hardware systems, including real-time and simulation tools. Debug and support distributed systems, with attention to threading, timing, and data flow. Apply modern agile practices such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated testing.