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Manager, Engineering - Software Integration - San Mateo (R5237)

Shield AI· Hivemind Enterprise Division – Quality
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San Mateo, CA$208k - $311kFull Time EmployeePosted 4d ago

About the role

Lead a team responsible for integrating, validating, and scaling the Hivemind autonomy platform across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and operational environments. Combine technical leadership with hands-on system integration, validation, and customer-focused workflows to ensure developers can efficiently build, test, and deploy autonomous applications.

Responsibilities

  • Mentor, and develop a team of engineers focused on software integration, system validation, and developer experience.
  • Establish team priorities, drive execution, and foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
  • Actively contribute to system integration, validation, and debugging activities and develop deep expertise in our autonomy stack.
  • Guide the architecture and implementation of integration frameworks, deployment workflows, and configuration management tools that streamline validation across Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and flight environments.
  • Review system logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose integration defects
  • Lead cross-functional investigations, establish corrective actions, and create tooling that accelerates debugging and issue resolution.
  • Ensure integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications.

Qualifications

  • Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or 4 years with a PhD.
  • Proficiency in programming languages including Python or C++.
  • Experience with autonomous systems or middleware.
  • Demonstrated experience designing integration workflows, communicating system dependencies, and triaging and reporting integration defects across subsystem boundaries.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively across various teams and presenting to customers or technical leadership.
  • Experience leading software integration engineers and owning integration roadmaps and release schedules

Skills

Required:PythonC++Software integrationAutonomous systems or middlewareSystem validationLeadership / people management

Benefits

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

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