Staff Engineer, Software (R6114)
Shield AI· X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering
Seattle, Washington$190k - $290kFull Time EmployeePosted 4d ago
About the role
Senior-level software engineer focused on delivering internal tools for Shield AI, with responsibilities spanning requirements gathering, full-stack development, deployment, and maintenance of internal tooling used across multiple teams.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with other teams at Shield AI to hone tool requirements
- Architect a robust full-stack solution to meet the team's needs
- Deploy the tool internally for potentially wide reaching benefits
- Maintain an existing suite of internal tooling
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
- Strong communication skills
- Linux Proficiency
- Strong low level performant language skills (C/C++ or Rust)
- Experience with SQL
- Experience using frontend frameworks
Skills
Required:Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceCommunicationLinuxC/C++ or RustSQLFrontend frameworks
Benefits
- 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.
AerospaceAutonomyDefenseliquid-ai-recruiting-targetsetter-30setter-30-2026-q1
More open roles at Shield AI
- Staff Avionics Engineer, Electrical Systems - Ranger (R6345)4d agoSeattle, WA · X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering - Avionics
- Staff Engineer, Aerostructures Loads - Ranger (R6352)4d agoSeattle, WA · X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering - Aerostructures
- Staff Engineer, Aircraft Thermal Systems - Ranger (R6351)4d agoSeattle, Washington · X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering - Mechanical
- Senior Staff Engineer, Weapons Physical Integration (R6364)4d agoSeattle, WA · X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering - MEG /
- Senior Staff Engineer, Avionics Systems (R6238)4d agoHybrid (San Diego, CA), Hybrid (Washington, DC) +2 more · X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering - System Engineering & Integrated Test