Full Stack Software Engineer, Shield AI

• 12+ years of related experience developing large, production quality software systems
• 10+ years of experience with modern C++ (C++17 and beyond)
• Strong knowledge of modern software engineering best practices; Experience with Git
• And code management tools; Good software hygiene regarding code documentation,
• Unit testing, bug tracking
• Excellent grasp of software development and coding principles with high productivity
• In a mainstream language (e.g. Typescript, C++, Go, Python, etc.)
• All-in on Generative AI tools for software engineering
• Deep self-sufficiency in adopting new technologies, configuring managing local and cloud resources, maintaining a fast development pace within a complex technology stack
• Expertise and deep experience with architectural design and implementation of large and complex distributed systems
• Experience with Linux, Docker, and CI/CD environments
• Excellent software hygiene regarding code documentation, unit testing, bug tracking
• Strong technical collaboration skills and a desire to develop new skills
• Excited by a fast-moving environment with a highly motivated group
• Demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
• Fluid intelligence that allows one to operate effectively in sometimes ambiguous conditions, while finding opportunities to drive technical efforts and force multiply

Desirable

• The charter of this group is to steer technology development towards strategic alignment with the CTO’s vision, through tactical insertion into teams and technologies across the organization
• Individuals within this team make direct and at times forward-sprinting contributions to all three pillars of Hivemind, Shield AI’s software ecosystem for developing and deploying resilient intelligent teaming for aircrafts
• The Special Projects team is chartered to operate effectively in ambiguity
• This team owns a number of software and software/hardware products, and it tactically and strategically impacts the development of all foundational Hivemind products
• This work happens should-to-shoulder with the product teams in some cases, and in a forward-sprinting manner within the Special Projects team in other cases
• The result is direct contribution to products in the former, and development of reference implementations in the latter
• The Special Projects team also functions as a pipeline for product and solution engineering teams across the organization
• Individuals who enter the Special Projects team rapidly gain depth and breadth in their understanding of the Hivemind software ecosystem
• This positions them well for leading technology development effort across the product and solution organization
• This role will create Reference Implementations: Create reference implementations for potential future products or product components, by integrating new hardware platforms, sensor suits, simulators and concepts of operation with the Hivemind SDK (C++) for commercial applications, with a focus on autonomy (“Pilot”) and simulation (part of “Forge”)
• Iterate Rapidly with Customer Feedback: Demonstrate developed architectures as solutions to the customer and gather feedback; iterate
• Explore Future Technologies: Explore and evaluate future hardware and software technologies that are relevant to Shield AI’s product roadmap and potentially high-ROI, but beyond the scope of current Direct and IRAD projects in engineering
• Identify areas of technical debt across the stack, analyze and synthesize solutions and paths towards achieving them