Senior Applications Engineer, Autonomy (R5519)

Shield AI
Ukraine
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Analytical thinking","Communication","Interpersonal skills","Initiative","Customer collaboration"]

Deploy and integrate Hivemind autonomy software with customers through frequent, often international, on-site work (~50% travel). Serve as an expert on the Hivemind enterprise software stack, provide technical support and training, and help customers debug software/API integration issues. Build autonomy applications using the SDK, maintain technical documentation, and partner with product engineering and pre-sales teams to address feedback and enable successful deployments.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
1 day ago

Senior Applications Engineer, Autonomy (R5519)

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Job Summary

Deploy and integrate Hivemind autonomy software with customers through frequent, often international, on-site work (~50% travel). Serve as an expert on the Hivemind enterprise software stack, provide technical support and training, and help customers debug software/API integration issues. Build autonomy applications using the SDK, maintain technical documentation, and partner with product engineering and pre-sales teams to address feedback and enable successful deployments.
Location: Ukraine
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Deploy with customers on site globally to support software integration and development activities (~50% travel).
  • •Become an expert user of the Hivemind enterprise software stack and its autonomy modules.
  • •Provide technical support and training, including writing/maintaining documentation and training materials.
  • •Develop AI & Autonomy applications using the Shield AI enterprise software development kit.
  • •Assist customers in debugging software/API integration issues and collaborate with product engineering on customer feedback.
Travel: Extensive travel

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • •5+ years of industry experience and 2+ years in an integration/applications engineering role.
  • •2+ years of experience working in a startup environment.
  • •Strong proficiency writing modern C++ and intermediate proficiency writing Python.
  • •Comfort with a travel-heavy, on-site customer role (often international, multi-week engagements) and strong communication/interpersonal skills.
Experience:5+ yearsDefense aviationRoboticsStartup environment
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Problem-solvingAnalytical thinkingCommunicationInterpersonal skillsInitiativeCustomer collaboration
Tech Stack:C++PythonAPIHivemindSDK

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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