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Staff Engineer, GenAI Tooling & DevEx (R5469)

Shield AI· Hivemind Solutions Division – Integration & Test
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Washington, D.C.$150k - $220kFull Time EmployeePosted 2mo ago

About the role

GenAI Tooling & Developer Experience Engineer responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining GenAI tooling and integration layers to accelerate software engineering velocity, with a focus on secure data handling and cross-system integrations (GitLab, Jira, Confluence).

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain GenAI-enabled developer tools for C++, Python, and Node.js software projects.
  • Partner with robotics and autonomy engineers to identify high-friction workflows and convert them into secure, repeatable GenAI-assisted tooling.
  • Extend our custom GenAI harness with Python or Bash tools, secure LLM routing, audited execution paths, and local containerized environments.
  • Build integrations across GitLab, Jira, Confluence, and internal developer systems to provide GenAI tools with useful engineering context.
  • Improve build, test, and developer-environment workflows, including GenAI-assisted adoption of reproducible Nix development environments.
  • Support engineers adopting GenAI tooling through documentation, examples, troubleshooting, and feedback-driven improvements.

Qualifications

  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Fluent with GenAI-assisted development.
  • Hands-on experience building LLM-powered tools for software development.
  • Direct experience writing scripts (Bash, Python) and utilizing webhooks/APIs to automate and integrate engineering tools (such as Jira, Confluence, and GitLab).
  • Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, multi-stage builds) and package managers (such as Conan, Poetry, or Nix).
  • Familiarity with deploying and managing application workloads in cloud environments (such as Azure Gov Cloud or AWS).
  • Experience with secure software development practices, secret management, and identity providers (Active Directory, Entra ID).
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. SECRET security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Skills

Required:GenAI-assisted developmentLLM-powered tools for software developmentScripting (Bash, Python)Containerization (Docker, multi-stage builds)Package managers (Conan, Poetry, or Nix)Cloud deployment (Azure Gov Cloud or AWS)Secure software development practicesActive U.S. SECRET clearance

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
  • Salary compensation influenced by skill set, experience, licenses, certifications, and location
  • Offers contingent on 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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