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Shield AI

Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration

Shield AI

. Become a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics: Develop deep expertise in our AI-powered autonomy stack.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Become a systems integration expert for autonomous robotics: Develop deep expertise in our AI-powered autonomy stack.
  • Learn to configure, deploy, and integrate multi-agent systems across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight platforms.
  • Understand the full system end-to-end—from sensor inputs to autonomous behaviors.
  • Integrate new capabilities into the autonomy stack: Collaborate cross-functionally with development teams to bring autonomy algorithms, perception pipelines, middleware, and platform interfaces into the integrated product. Ensure seamless interoperability between components.
  • Enable platform bring-up and validation: Lead the integration of autonomy software onto new robotic hardware platforms.
  • Configure sensor drivers, communication interfaces, and platform adapters to enable full autonomy stack functionality on prototype and production vehicles.
  • Develop integration tooling & infrastructure: Architect and implement integration frameworks, deployment scripts, and configuration management tools that streamline bringing new capabilities into Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and flight environments.
  • Support cross-platform compatibility: Work with other integration engineers to ensure the autonomy stack operates reliably across all supported platforms, operating systems, and deployment configurations. Identify and resolve integration issues across system boundaries.
  • Analyze system behavior and root-cause issues: Evaluate system logs, telemetry, and rosbag data to diagnose integration defects. Collaborate with developers to isolate issues to specific subsystems and drive resolution. Create analysis tooling to accelerate debugging.
  • Optimize integration workflows and CI/CD: Partner with DevOps teams to streamline integration pipelines, reduce build-to-deploy cycle times, and ensure robust continuous integration of new features. Define integration checkpoints and criteria for release readiness.
  • Validate system requirements and interface contracts: Work with engineers to ensure integrated capabilities meet product requirements and interface specifications. Assist in developing tooling to verify end-to-end system compliance and traceability.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or 4 years with a PhD.
  • Proficiency in programming languages including Python or C++.
  • Experience with autonomous systems or server applications or middleware.
  • Demonstrated experience designing integration workflows, communicating system dependencies, and triaging and reporting integration defects across subsystem boundaries.
  • Proficiency with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments.
  • Strong expertise with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively across various teams and presenting to customers or technical leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment
  • Commitment to equal employment opportunity

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonC++autonomous systemsmiddlewareintegration workflowsHIL testingCI/CDintegration toolingconfiguration managementdebugging
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationpresentation