Entry-Level Perception AI Software Engineer

Shield AI; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI’s HMS Perception team is hiring an entry-level software engineer for full-time, in-person work beginning in 2027. The role supports developing and validating perception features under guidance, leveraging coursework or internship experience.

You will contribute to perception, autonomy, and simulation efforts after graduation in 2027. The position emphasizes well-defined tasks, documentation, and collaboration with engineers across perception, autonomy, and test teams, with growth

Qualifications

• Entry-level role built on coursework or internship experience.
• Will complete assigned changes and document results with regular guidance.

Responsibilities

• Implement small, well-defined C++ changes to perception software, data processing, evaluation tools, or tests.
• Help analyze camera, EO/IR, radar, IMU, GPS, or simulated sensor data using established workflows.
• Run tests and repeatable experiments; investigate data-quality and software failures with guidance.
• Support object detection, tracking, sensor fusion, localization, or multimodal AI/ML evaluation as assigned.
• Document assumptions, metrics, results, and reproducible setup steps; participate in code and design reviews.
• Collaborate with perception, autonomy, platform, simulation, and test engineers.

Skills

C++ development

Sensor data analysis

Software testing

Documentation

Collaboration

Job description

Shield AI’s HMS Perception team is hiring an entry-level software engineer for full-time, in-person work beginning in 2027. The role supports developing and validating perception features under guidance, leveraging coursework or internship experience.

You will contribute to perception, autonomy, and simulation efforts after graduation in 2027. The position emphasizes well-defined tasks, documentation, and collaboration with engineers across perception, autonomy, and test teams, with growth