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Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Linux Platform (R5718)

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and

Company

Shield AI

Location

Melbourne

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-08T19:45:34.791+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a senior software engineer in Melbourne to own the Linux platform and software delivery foundations of its edge compute systems, from hardware bring-up and OS configuration through reproducible builds, packaging, deployment and field operation. The work covers C++ platform software, dependency packaging, and integrating vendor BSPs and drivers. NixOS is the primary deployed operating system; Yocto, Buildroot or Debian/Ubuntu experience is valued, and NixOS expertise is not required at the start. The posting lists the role as onsite, and as an internship.