Staff Engineer — Autonomy Software Integration (Equity)

Shield; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an experienced Software Integration Engineer to advance the Hivemind autonomy platform. You will become a power user of the Hivemind SDK, develop customer use-cases, and validate integration quality across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight environments.

You will collaborate with engineering and product teams to close gaps, ensure feature completeness, and push for robust, mission-ready autonomy systems across multiple platforms and deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (CS/CE/Robotics) with equivalent years of experience.
• Proficiency in Python and C++ programming.
• Experience with autonomous systems or server applications/middleware.
• Experience designing integration workflows and triaging defects across subsystems.
• Proficiency with simulation tools and HIL testing environments.
• Strong CI/CD pipeline expertise.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Become a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics and the AI-powered autonomy stack.
• Configure, deploy, and integrate multi-agent systems across simulation, HIL, and flight platforms.
• Understand the full system end-to-end from sensors to autonomous behaviors.
• Integrate new capabilities into the autonomy stack and ensure interoperability.
• Lead integration of autonomy software onto new robotic hardware platforms.
• Configure sensor drivers, interfaces, and platform adapters for full stack functionality.
• Develop integration tooling and deployment scripts for SIL/HIL and flight environments.
• Ensure cross-platform compatibility and resolve integration issues across boundaries.
• Analyze system behavior using logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose defects.
• Improve integration workflows and CI/CD pipelines for faster release readiness.
• Verify end-to-end system requirements and interface contracts.

Skills

Python

C++

Autonomous systems

CI/CD pipelines

ROS

HIL testing

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Comp Eng/Robotics

Tools

Simulation tools

HIL testing environments

Middleware

Job description

Shield AI is seeking an experienced Software Integration Engineer to advance the Hivemind autonomy platform. You will become a power user of the Hivemind SDK, develop customer use-cases, and validate integration quality across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight environments.

You will collaborate with engineering and product teams to close gaps, ensure feature completeness, and push for robust, mission-ready autonomy systems across multiple platforms and deployments.