Senior Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

Shield AI
San Diego, Washington
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 120,000 - 180,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Collaboration","Critical thinking","Clear communication","Automation mindset","Continuous improvement"]

Build and improve the platform that deploys and operates customer environments. You’ll develop infrastructure as code and deployment automation, improve Kubernetes platforms, and reduce operational risk by removing manual work. Partner with other engineers to design, implement, and troubleshoot platform capabilities, write automated tests for infrastructure workflows, and enhance observability, reliability, security, and recoverability while keeping documentation clear and decision-focused.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
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Senior Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

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Job Summary

Build and improve the platform that deploys and operates customer environments. You’ll develop infrastructure as code and deployment automation, improve Kubernetes platforms, and reduce operational risk by removing manual work. Partner with other engineers to design, implement, and troubleshoot platform capabilities, write automated tests for infrastructure workflows, and enhance observability, reliability, security, and recoverability while keeping documentation clear and decision-focused.
Location: San Diego, Washington
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and improve the platform that deploys and operates customer environments.
  • •Develop infrastructure as code and deployment automation to reduce risk and remove manual work.
  • •Improve Kubernetes platforms and surrounding systems for easier operations and evolution.
  • •Pair with other engineers to design, implement, and troubleshoot platform capabilities.
  • •Write automated tests and documentation, and improve observability, reliability, security, and recoverability.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 180,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Comfort working across Kubernetes and Linux, with strong networking fundamentals.
  • •Experience using infrastructure as code and deployment automation (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Zarf).
  • •Ability to use Git and trunk-based development with CI/CD (e.g., GitLab CI) to deliver small, reversible changes.
  • •Experience with containers and infrastructure testing, including troubleshooting distributed systems.
  • •Knowledge of PKI/certificate management, secrets management, observability, and improving reliability/security/recoverability.
Experience:Platform engineeringInfrastructureDevOpsContinuous delivery
Skills:CollaborationCritical thinkingClear communicationAutomation mindsetContinuous improvement
Tech Stack:KubernetesLinuxNetworking fundamentalsGitTrunk-based developmentGitLab CIInfrastructure as CodeAnsibleTerraformHelmZarfBig BangPackerContainersPKICertificate managementSecrets managementObservabilityInfrastructure testingTroubleshooting distributed systems

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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