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Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer (R4758)

Shield AI· V-BAT Division – V-BAT Engineering - Software
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Dallas, TX$130k - $250kFull Time EmployeePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Software Engineer to develop next-generation Ground Control Station applications for unmanned aerial systems, combining real-time, performance-sensitive software with modern web technologies to enable operators to plan, command, and monitor autonomous assets.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize ground control software that enables low-latency communication with UAVs and other autonomous platforms.
  • Build high-performance client and server applications that support telemetry processing, mission planning, and real-time control.
  • Implement responsive user interfaces with React and TypeScript for operator workflows and visualization of spatial data, sensor feeds, and mission state.
  • Collaborate closely with teams across autonomy, embedded systems, backend, and UX to deliver integrated, field-ready solutions.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and system designs that ensure responsiveness, scalability, and fault-tolerance.
  • Lead development efforts on key features or subsystems, from early design through deployment and iteration.
  • Write high-quality, well-tested code and participate in peer design/code reviews.

Qualifications

  • Senior: Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or Masters with 4+ years, or PhD with 2+ years.
  • Staff: Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or Masters with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years.
  • Senior Staff: Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience, or Masters with 9+ years, or PhD with 7+ years.
  • Demonstrated experience building real-time or performance-sensitive applications—preferably for UAVs, robotics, autonomous vehicles, or simulation environments.
  • Proficiency in a strongly typed programming language (e.g. C#, TypeScript, Java, C++) with exposure to lower-level systems or protocol integration.
  • Experience with web technologies, especially React, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Node.js.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals including version control, testing, debugging, and performance profiling.
  • Proven ability to deliver high-quality software as part of a collaborative engineering team.
  • Ability to obtain security clearance.

Skills

Required:Real-time / performance-sensitive software developmentStrongly typed programming languagesWeb technologies

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
  • Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
  • All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
  • Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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