Manager, Software Development
Shield AI
Software Engineering
San Diego, CA, USA · San Diego, CA, USA · Oregon, USA
Posted on May 13, 2025
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent, autonomous systems. Its products include Hivemind Enterprise—EdgeOS, Pilot, Commander, and Forge—as well as V-BAT and Sentient Vision Systems (wide-area motion imaging software). With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kyiv (Ukraine), and Melbourne (Australia), Shield AI’s technology actively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X and Instagram.
Come work with Shield AI’s Hivemind Foundations team as a Software Engineering Manager!
Hivemind Foundations is critical middleware that helps developers (internal and external) bring robotics applications to life. Hivemind Foundations integrates with all the components in Hivemind SDK (both, on-target/Edge and off-target). You will own a significant portion of the Foundations team’s capabilities (collectively called EdgeOS). You will a stakeholder in cross-functional teams that solve problems with some of the best and kindest in the business, and you will be contributing to a safer future for soldiers and civilians while learning more about cutting-edge autonomy.
What You'll Do
- You will work closely with talented engineers to architect core systems, set standards for software engineering, drive strategic technical improvements, and align technical approaches with long-term roadmaps.
- Guide efforts towards EdgeOS, a high-performance plugin-based C++ SDK for robotics
- Lead the contribution to a DSL and code generation tool for data types and network communications
- Guide the creation of developer-focused tools in the EdgeOS ecosystem
- Investigate and implement best practices for high-reliability systems
- Work with autonomy and simulation teams and improve EdgeOS based on their needs
Required Qualifications
- Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 9 years and a Master’s degree; or 7 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience. Computer Science
- 3+ years of people leadership experience with teams of 4 or more people
- 5+ years of experience in C++11 or later
- Strong foundation of C++ API design
- Experience with multithreaded programming
- Experience writing (soft/hard) real-time systems
- Experience shipping and supporting a software product
- Demonstrated record of working hard, being a kind and trustworthy teammate, and holding yourself and others to high standards
Preferred Qualifications
- Design and development of DSL, related compilers and tools
- Expertise in communication systems, including wireless networking (troubleshooting, performance tuning/optimization)
- Familiarity with C++17
- Familiarity with Conan/CMake
- Python experience
- Robotics, game engine, and/or GPU experience
Full-time regular employee offer package:
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)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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