# Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421)

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f1c19662-e57e-4584-8241-25583d983e16

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Washington, DC
- Salary: 195200 – 292800 USD per year

## Summary

Lead the development of machine learning and computer vision systems that enable autonomous platforms to perceive and understand their environment. This role suits experienced engineers who want to bridge cutting-edge AI research with production systems while mentoring a team on perception challenges in defense technology.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

Computer Vision, Data Pipelines, Machine Learning, Python

## Required

- Lead technical development of machine learning solutions for perception
- Own and solve challenging technical problems
- Drive architecture and model development across multiple efforts
- Mentor engineers and raise technical standards
- Bridge AI research with scalable production systems

## Nice to have

- Experience with foundation models
- Experience deploying models in production autonomy systems
- Background in defense or robotics applications

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/104a9e83-0848-49c7-9d82-64618bbb39cb/apply