Shield AI

Shield AI

Staff Engineer, GenAI Tooling & DevEx (R5469)

Washington, DC · Staff+ · Part-time

No sponsorship$150k-$220kDetected 1 day ago
PythonC++BashNode.jsGitAWSAzureCloud PlatformsDockerCI/CDDevOpsLLMsCybersecurityJiraConfluenceRecruitingRobotics

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59Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and
  • Asia-Pacific, Shield AI's technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain GenAI-enabled developer tools for C++, Python, and Node.js software projects.
  • Partner with robotics and autonomy engineers to identify high-friction workflows and convert them into secure, repeatable GenAI-assisted tooling.
  • Build integrations across GitLab, Jira, Confluence, and internal developer systems to provide GenAI tools with useful engineering context.
  • Improve build, test, and developer-environment workflows, including GenAI-assisted adoption of reproducible Nix development environments.
  • Support engineers adopting GenAI tooling through documentation, examples, troubleshooting, and feedback-driven improvements.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • You can pair with AI tools to explore ideas, generate code, debug issues, and quickly turn rough concepts into working prototypes.
  • Direct experience writing scripts (Bash, Python) and utilizing webhooks/APIs to automate and integrate engineering tools (such as Jira, Confluence, and GitLab).
  • Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, multi-stage builds) and package managers (such as Conan, Poetry, or Nix).
  • Familiarity with deploying and managing application workloads in cloud environments (such as Azure Gov Cloud or AWS).
  • Experience with secure software development practices, secret management, and identity providers (Active Directory, Entra ID).
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. SECRET security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Nice to have

  • Expertise in tuning LLMs for specialized use
  • Familiarity with deploying custom LLMs
  • Full-time regular employee offer package:
  • Temporary employee offer package:
  • All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
  • Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
  • Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Skills

  • Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.
  • Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies.
  • For more information, visit www.shield.ai.
  • Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Compensation

  • Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.

Company info

  • 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.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • SECRET security clearance (U
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