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310 open roles read nightly from companies’ own hiring pages. Each one links to the original ad.
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Staff Engineer, GenAI Tooling & DevEx (R5469)
3 months agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +2
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$150K – $220K a yearEngineeringAs a GenAI Tooling & Developer Experience Engineer on the HMS DevOps Team, you will design, develop, and maintain the GenAI tooling that accelerates the development velocity of your fellow software engineers. You will collaborate with robotics and autonomy software engineers to…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeSenior$140K – $210K a yearEngineeringAt Shield AI, we are revolutionizing defense technology to protect service members and civilians with intelligent, autonomous systems. Our Hardware Test Engineering team plays a critical role in ensuring the X-BAT Becomes the most reliable, mission-ready UAV in the industry. We…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$160K – $240K a yearEngineeringAre you a passionate and innovative product design engineer looking to help develop state-of-the-art AI and aircraft products? Are you eager to make a positive difference in the world? Do you want to work alongside mission driven and values focused teammates? Shield AI is just…
Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level)
3 months agoShield AI · United States +3
RemoteFull-timeSenior$152K – $318K a yearEngineeringDeploy with customers on site globally (~50% travel) to support software integration and development activities.; Become an expert user of the Hivemind enterprise software stack and its various autonomy modules.; Provide technical support and training to customers.; Develop AI…
Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421)
3 months agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +4
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$195.2K – $292.8K a yearEngineeringModel Development – Design, train, fine-tune, and maintain state-of-the-art vision, vision-language, and vision-language-action models that improve perception and decision-making for autonomous systems.
Senior Software Engineer, Perception (R5420)
3 months agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +4
On-siteFull-timeSenior$167.5K – $251K a yearEngineeringModel Development – Design, train, fine-tune, and maintain state-of-the-art vision, vision-language, and vision-language-action models that improve perception and decision-making for autonomous systems.
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +3
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$233.8K – $350.6K a yearEngineeringModel Development – Design, train, fine-tune, and maintain state-of-the-art vision, vision-language, and vision-language-action models that improve perception and decision-making for autonomous systems.
FPGA Design Engineer (R5347)
3 months agoShield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-time$120K – $200K a yearEngineeringWe are seeking a highly motivated FPGA Design Engineer with experience developing high-performance digital designs.
Director, Engineering Excellence & Enablement
3 months agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
On-siteFull-timeDirector$210K – $320K a yearEngineeringThe Director of Engineering Excellence & Enablement is a strategic leader responsible for improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and execution maturity of the engineering organization. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, this leader partners closely with Engineering, Product,…
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +3
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$233.8K – $350.6K a yearEngineeringStand Up New Programs – Define the technical strategy for establishing autonomy on entirely new platforms and mission areas, determining what should be built, reused, or extended from existing Shield AI capabilities.
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +3
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$195.2K – $292.8K a yearEngineeringStand Up New Programs – Lead technical efforts to establish autonomy on new platforms, determining how best to leverage existing Shield AI capabilities while developing new platform-specific solutions.
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +3
On-siteFull-timeSenior$163.2K – $244.8K a yearEngineeringStand Up New Capabilities – Help establish autonomy on new platforms and mission areas by integrating existing Shield AI capabilities with platform-specific software and developing new autonomy where needed.
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +3
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$233.8K – $350.6K a yearEngineeringTechnical Strategy & Portfolio Leadership – Define the long-term technical direction for the Launched Effects portfolio; drive common integration patterns, architecture, and engineering strategy that enable scalable fleet operations across current and future programs.
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +4
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$195.2K – $292.8K a yearEngineeringLead Technical Delivery – Lead the technical execution of major autonomy capabilities; drive technical direction, coordinate cross-functional execution, mentor engineers, and help deliver complex integration efforts.
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +3
On-siteFull-timeSenior$163.2K – $244.8K a yearEngineeringDevelop & Field Autonomy – Develop and integrate autonomy software solutions onto launched effects platforms, including payload computer bring-up, autopilot integration (e.g., PX4, ArduPilot), multi-agent coordination, and deployment to disconnected or air-gapped environments.…
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +3
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$233.8K – $350.6K a yearEngineeringTechnical Strategy & Portfolio Leadership – Define and drive the long-term technical direction for Expeditionary autonomy across V-BAT, X-BAT, and future platforms.
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +3
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$195.2K – $292.8K a yearEngineeringLead Technical Delivery – Lead the technical execution of complex autonomy capabilities from architecture through field deployment, coordinating work across multiple engineering teams.
Shield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +3
On-siteFull-timeSenior$163.2K – $244.8K a yearEngineeringDevelop & Field Autonomy – Develop and integrate autonomy software for V-BAT and X-BAT, including mission behaviors, platform-specific control, payload and sensor integration (e.g., ViDAR, EO/IR), multi-agent coordination, contingencies, and executive autonomy. Own major…
Senior Staff Lab Manager (R5090)
3 months agoShield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$200K – $300K a yearScience & researchWe are seeking an experienced Senior Staff Lab Manager to lead the design, development, operation, and long-term strategy of our engineering laboratories. This is a highly technical leadership role responsible for creating world-class lab environments that enable hardware and…
Lead GTM Finance Analyst (R5361)
4 months agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
HybridFull-timeLead / staff$110K – $160K a yearFinanceWe are building advanced autonomous systems that redefine the future of defense and national security. Scaling a mission-driven company at this pace requires financial precision, rapid insight, and a data backbone built for speed and accuracy.
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.