Staff Engineer, Perception Software (R5911)

Shield AI
San Diego
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 200,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Debugging","Systems-thinking","Communication","Mentoring","Technical judgment"]

Build production perception capabilities for the Hivemind SDK, taking algorithms from prototype and research through integration, verification, and release. Own features across the full lifecycle—requirements, technical approach, algorithm/library development, Pilot runtime integration, and end-to-end validation. Deeply contribute in areas like object detection, tracking, computer vision, sensor modeling, estimation, mapping, and multi-sensor fusion, while debugging using logs, recorded data, and simulation with strong C++ and test practices.

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Shield AI
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Staff Engineer, Perception Software (R5911)

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Job Summary

Build production perception capabilities for the Hivemind SDK, taking algorithms from prototype and research through integration, verification, and release. Own features across the full lifecycle—requirements, technical approach, algorithm/library development, Pilot runtime integration, and end-to-end validation. Deeply contribute in areas like object detection, tracking, computer vision, sensor modeling, estimation, mapping, and multi-sensor fusion, while debugging using logs, recorded data, and simulation with strong C++ and test practices.
Location: San Diego
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement production perception capabilities in modern C++, emphasizing interfaces, correctness, performance, maintainability, and automated test coverage.
  • •Own features across the development lifecycle from requirements and technical approaches through algorithm/library development, Pilot runtime integration, and SDK validation/documentation/release readiness.
  • •Contribute deep technical judgment in DTM areas including object detection, object tracking, computer vision, image processing, sensor/measurement modeling, mapping, and multi-sensor fusion.
  • •Work across adjacent layers such as sensor data contracts, coordinate frames, timing, configuration, simulation/replay, analyzers, embedded deployment, and end-to-end perception workflows.
  • •Diagnose difficult system behavior using source code, logs, recorded sensor data, simulation, and experiments; drive root cause corrective action and regression coverage.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 300,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience developing and delivering production C++ software for robotics, autonomy, perception, real-time systems, or simulation.
  • •Deep experience in at least one perception area such as object detection, object tracking, computer vision, image processing, sensor modeling, sensor fusion, estimation, or mapping.
  • •Demonstrated ability to deliver maintainable software beyond prototypes, with clear interfaces, tests, diagnostics, documentation, and integration.
  • •Strong debugging and systems-thinking skills across algorithms, software architecture, data contracts, configuration, timing, coordinate frames, compute behavior, and sensor data.
  • •Proficiency with Python tools for technical analysis, visualization, experimentation, or verification.
Experience:RoboticsAutonomyPerceptionReal-time systemsSimulation
Skills:DebuggingSystems-thinkingCommunicationMentoringTechnical judgment
Tech Stack:C++PythonCUDATensorRTNVIDIA JetsonQualcommCMakeNixConanGitLab CIAI-assisted engineering tools

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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