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Senior Engineer, Software (R5970)

Shield AI· Hivemind Enterprise Division – Core Services & Infra
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San Diego, CA; San Mateo, CA$120k - $230kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer responsible for building and operating shared services, SDKs, APIs, and customer-facing applications across Shield AI's Hivemind Shared Services team, with full product ownership from design to production operation.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate full-stack applications, backend services, SDKs, and APIs
  • Contribute to shared authentication, telemetry integrations, the Customer Support Portal, and future public telemetry APIs
  • Partner with product and engineering teams to understand shared needs and develop reusable capabilities
  • Establish secure, reliable, documented, and versioned interfaces for internal engineering teams and external customers
  • Own solutions through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
  • Contribute to technical direction through design reviews, thoughtful tradeoffs, and collaboration with other engineers

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience
  • Demonstrated technical judgment in the design and operation of full-stack applications, backend services, APIs, or distributed systems
  • Systems thinking and the ability to turn recurring or ambiguous needs into coherent, reusable solutions
  • Track record of owning production software from initial design through operation and continuous improvement
  • Effective collaboration and communication across engineering, product, and organizational stakeholders

Skills

Required:Full-stack software engineeringAPI design and governanceProduct/application ownership
Nice to have:Authentication and telemetry

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee offer package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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