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Staff Platform Engineer (R5668)

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 Diego, California

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-11T22:04:32.304+00:00

Shield AI, a venture-backed defense technology company, is hiring a Staff Platform Engineer to design and evolve the internal platforms behind its engineering, autonomy, and enterprise operations environments. The work spans cloud, on-premise, and hybrid infrastructure, including platform architecture, automated paths for developers, and changes that improve reliability, security, and engineering productivity. It is a highly technical individual contributor role, described as a senior technical expert position, done in close cooperation with engineering, security, and infrastructure groups. The posting lists San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., or other company sites, and states the role is onsite.