Staff Engineer, Real-Time Simulation & Systems Integration

AI Chopping Block; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is a defense-tech company delivering Hivemind autonomy software and advanced simulation technologies. This role seeks a seasoned C++ engineer to lead design, development, and integration of high-performance software across complex systems.

You will drive real-time processing, architect scalable simulation solutions, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering
• Strong experience in systems integration
• Experience with modern C++ (C++17/20)
• Linux development environment proficiency

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of high-performance C++ software for complex systems.
• Architect robust simulation solutions for real-time processing.
• Integrate third-party software and hardware into architectures.
• Set technical standards and mentor engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for project delivery.
• Implement CI/CD and test-driven development practices.
• Tackle debugging and optimization to improve performance.
• Stay updated with new technologies and approaches.

Skills

C++ (modern)

Systems integration

Python

Linux

Docker

CI/CD

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

CMake

Conan

Docker

Job description

Shield AI is a defense-tech company delivering Hivemind autonomy software and advanced simulation technologies. This role seeks a seasoned C++ engineer to lead design, development, and integration of high-performance software across complex systems.

You will drive real-time processing, architect scalable simulation solutions, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge capabilities.