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Ground System Full Stack Software Engineer (R4787)

Shield AI· X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering - Software
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Hybrid (Seattle, WA / Dallas, TX)$150k - $250kFull Time EmployeePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Ground System Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software systems for the X-BAT Platform, focusing on ground control stations, mission planning tools, communication interfaces, and infrastructure to enable X-BAT drone operations.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize next-gen ground control software that enables low-latency communication with UAVs and other autonomous platforms.
  • Build high-performance full-stack applications that support telemetry processing and fusion, mission planning, and real-time situational awareness.
  • Implement responsive user interfaces with React and TypeScript for telemetry readout and sensor feeds, operator workflows, and mission/vehicle state.
  • Collaborate closely with teams across autonomy, embedded systems, human factors, and UX to deliver integrated, field-ready solutions.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and system designs that ensure responsiveness, scalability, and fault-tolerance.
  • Lead and/or participate in 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 in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or a related field with 5+ years of professional software development experience, or Masters with 4+ years, or PhD with 2+ years.
  • Staff: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or a related field with 7+ years of professional software development experience, or Masters with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years.
  • Senior Staff: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or a related field with 9+ years of professional software development experience, or Masters with 8+ years, or PhD with 6+ years.
  • 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.
  • Experience building distributed systems or networked applications
  • Experience developing user interfaces (e.g., React, Vue, QT, or similar frameworks)
  • Strong debugging, problem solving, and system integration skills
  • Speed and proficiency without the use of Generative AI tools (due to the nature of our work, these are prohibited)
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional engineering environment
  • Ability to obtain security clearance

Skills

Required:Strongly typed programming languagesWeb technologiesDistributed systemsUser interfaces
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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