SA
$233,000 – $350,000
Listed on Shield AI’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Shield AI is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to design and build the AI Factory, a Kubernetes-native platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems across defense applications. This role suits someone who can balance researcher productivity with operational excellence while working hands-on across the full stack in a fast-moving defense-tech environment.
Our summary, not Shield AI’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- Work hands-on across the full technology stack
- Partner with ML researchers, platform engineers, and autonomy teams
- Balance researcher productivity, platform simplicity, operational excellence, and maintainability