# Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5395)

Hiring organization: [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/52778ded-6d96-4542-a882-d2781caa7876

Listed on Shield AI's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: San Mateo, CA
- Salary: 234240 – 351360 USD per year

## Summary

This role builds autonomy software for unmanned vehicles across air, maritime, space, and effects platforms, integrating capabilities from multiple teams and taking code from simulation through live field tests. It suits experienced engineers who want to see their work operate in real systems and are ready to lead small teams and mentor peers.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Required

- Write autonomy code for unmanned platforms
- Integrate and validate autonomy software end-to-end from simulation to live testing
- Lead small feature crews or sub-programs
- Mentor mid-level engineers
- Partner with autonomy, perception, and external platform teams

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/1b05ba43-1659-42d9-89c5-91e204da8d1f/apply