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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R4587)

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

San Mateo, California

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-01T15:47:04.963+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a senior staff software engineer for its Autonomy Capabilities team in San Mateo, California, working on site. The team builds software that lets single- and multi-agent platform teams carry out missions, spanning control laws, motion planning, tactical behaviors and multi-agent coordination. The posting asks for strength in fundamentals such as aircraft kinematics, trajectory design, optimization and information fusion, plus software integration skills like protocols, threading and interface management. Distinctively, the team also acts as a cross-program focal point for consistent technical approaches.