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DevOps Engineer (5431)

Shield AI· V-BAT Division – V-BAT Engineering - Software
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Hybrid (Dallas, Texas / Seattle, Washington)$150k - $220kFull Time EmployeePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Shield AI is building autonomous aircraft and the Software Integration & Operations (SIO) team builds pipelines, tools, and systems for fast, reliable delivery of complex aircraft software. The DevOps Build Engineer will own and maintain the build system for autonomous aircraft (XBAT/VBAT), focusing on Developer Experience and bringing DevOps best practices to accelerate development cycles.

Responsibilities

  • Be the expert on our native (C++) software build process.
  • Improve developer velocity by reducing build/test cycle time and eliminating pipeline bottlenecks.
  • Collaborate with Software Engineers to understand requirements, propose designs, and implement solutions.
  • Partner with developers to resolve build/test failures quickly and set best practices for integration.
  • Integrate CI pipelines with HIL and simulation environments for automated validation.
  • Implement monitoring, dashboards, and alerts related to build system performance for both local development and CI workflows.
  • Use agentic solutions to aid in quickly identifying root cause around build failures and getting feedback to Software Engineers.

Qualifications

  • BS in CS, CE, EE, or related field with 7+ years industry experience (or MS/PhD with 5+ years).
  • Deep CMake/C++ expertise or equivalent.
  • Strong understanding of dependency management and proficiency with either Conan or CPM.
  • Proficiency with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud build clusters).
  • Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash).
  • Hands-on experience integrating automated testing into CI pipelines.
  • Demonstrated success improving developer productivity at scale.
  • Demonstrated track record of excellence as a primary contributor on projects.
  • Proficiency with CICD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Gitlab).
  • Cloud Operations experience (Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) and monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus).
  • Background in robotics, autonomy, or aerospace systems.

Skills

Required:C++Build systemsDependency managementContainers and orchestrationScriptingAutomated testing in CIDevOps toolingCloud platformsRobotics / Aerospace domain
Nice to have:Infrastructure as codeMonitoring

Benefits

  • Full-time regular employee offer package: 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)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Shield AI

Autonomy for the world.

Our mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems.

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