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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering

Shield AI· AI Hive – Engineering
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Hybrid (New Delhi / Bangalore)International Office EntityPosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior staff software engineer role focused on enabling edge-AI and autonomy for unmanned platforms across sea, air, and space by collaborating with customers, developing capabilities with the Hivemind SDK, and ensuring software/hardware integration.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • 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).

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.

Skills

Required:C++Python

Benefits

  • 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.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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