Senior Staff Engineer, Infrastructure (R3200)

About Shield AI Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its flagship autonomy software, Hivemind, powers aircraft, drones, and other platforms, enabling complex missions with high reliability in contested environments. With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and internationally, Shield AI’s products actively support U.S. and allied operations worldwide. For more information, visit Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.Shield AI has developed a software factory for building, optimizing, evaluating, and analyzing autonomy solutions. The technology has drawn significant interest from industry. We are currently working with these customers to investigate modern warfighting problems and develop/deliver solutions. This position will support deploying, integrating, maintaining, and developing components of this factory for our autonomy teams and customers within isolated/specialized environments.What You'll Do:Work with a team of autonomy developers, test engineers, cyber security, and system administratorsLead a small team of infrastructure engineersIntegrate our AI training factory and tooling onto new hardwareProvide software updates and configuration management between various isolated environmentsEnsure proper operation of our AI training factory and toolingCoordinate with autonomy teams to build and meet requirementsSolve challenging and important problemsRequired Qualifications:The ability to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance.Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 7 years and a Master’s degree; or 5 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience.3+ years demonstrated experience with cloud computing solutions and architecture, with a focus on Kubernetes and container orchestrationExperience with supporting C++ or Python-based applicationsExpert understanding of Linux/Unix-based systems (specifically in networking and experience in designing and implementing networked applications)Experience leading/mentoring a small teamBS/MS in Computer Science, similar degree, or equivalent practical experienceDemonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to othersExperience debugging/troubleshooting deployed, distributed problemsExperience developing and deploying automation tooling (ex. Ansible, Chef, Puppet)Must be available to support onsite in Crystal City and surrounding NOVA areaPreferred Qualifications:Experience with Authentication and Authorization frameworks and protocolsDoD 8570 IAT Level 2 ComplianceExperience supporting Golang-based applicationsShield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17