Engineer II, Software - Factory (R6217)

Shield; Washington; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Software Engineer II for the HMS Factory Team to build and maintain automated testing, log-analysis, and scenario-generation tools supporting the Hivemind Platform (HMP). You will work with experienced engineers to evaluate AI Pilot behaviors through repeatable simulation testing and data-driven performance analysis.

This hands-on role targets an early-career developer with interests in autonomy, simulation, software test infrastructure, and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering role for early-career developers.
• Experience with Python-based tooling, test automation scripts, and analysis utilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated testing tools for the Hivemind Platform (HMP).
• Perform log analysis and scenario-generation to evaluate AI Pilot behaviors.
• Collaborate with software, autonomy, and systems engineers to drive data-driven performance analysis.
• Contribute to tooling, documentation, and workflows that improve test reliability and scalability.

Skills

Python

Test automation

Distributed systems

Data analysis

Tools

Docker

Job description

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-BATaircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job DescriptIon:

As an Software Engineer II on the HMS Factory Team, you will help build and maintain automated testing, log-analysis, and scenario-generation tools that support the Hivemind Platform (HMP). You will work with experienced software, autonomy, and systems engineers to help teams evaluate AI Pilot behaviors through repeatable simulation testing and data-driven performance analysis.

This is a hands-on engineering role for an early-career developer interested in autonomy, simulation, software test infrastructure, data analysis, and distributed systems. You will contribute Python-based tooling, test automation scripts, analysis utilities, and documentation that help autonomy and systems developers run tests, understand simulation results, and identify software issues.

You will also gain exposure to secure and commercial development environments, build and dependency-management workflows, containerized infrastructure, and distributed test orchestration. Under guidance from senior engineers, you will help improve the reliability, usability, and scalability of the team’s testing and analysis ecosystem.