Staff Engineer: Simulation & Systems Integration (C++)

Shield AI; London; On-site; NOK 1,078,000 - 1,775,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI, a defense-tech company, seeks a senior C++ engineer to lead the design and integration of high-performance simulation software. You will drive real-time processing, architecture for systems of systems, and collaboration across software, hardware, and test teams.

You will mentor engineers, implement modern agile practices, and stay at the forefront of technology, balancing legacy code with modern standards to deliver robust solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of high-performance C++ software for complex systems.
• Architect robust simulation solutions for real-time processing and systems of systems.
• Drive integration of third-party software and hardware into comprehensive architectures.
• Set technical standards and mentor engineers to promote best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment and delivery.
• Implement CI/CD and test-driven development practices.
• Tackle complex debugging and optimization challenges to improve performance.
• Explore new technologies to stay at the forefront of the field.
• Drive task decomposition for teams and individuals.

Skills

C++ (modern)

Python

Linux

Docker

System integration

Leadership

Debugging & optimization

Agile

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree or PhD (advantage)

Tools

CMake

Conan

GPRC/REST

Linux tooling

Job description

Shield AI, a defense-tech company, seeks a senior C++ engineer to lead the design and integration of high-performance simulation software. You will drive real-time processing, architecture for systems of systems, and collaboration across software, hardware, and test teams.

You will mentor engineers, implement modern agile practices, and stay at the forefront of technology, balancing legacy code with modern standards to deliver robust solutions.