Senior C++ Engineer - Foundations (R6023)

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Senior C++ Engineer - Foundations (R6023) in USA new

Shield AI
Full time
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USA
10/03/2026
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San Diego, CA

Responsibilities

Own the architecture and implementation of features for EdgeOS and EdgeOS RT middleware.
Develop runtime services and abstractions across Linux, real-time operating systems, and resource-constrained computing platforms.
Design and develop tooling to evaluate, observe, and debug autonomous systems.
Contribute to and extend EdgeOS Language, the interface definition language used within Hivemind autonomy systems.
Collaborate with autonomy, systems, simulation, and test engineers from initial design through integration.
Provide technical guidance through design and code reviews, documentation, and mentorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Typically requires 7 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a master’s degree, or 4 years with a PhD.
Strong production proficiency in C++11 or newer.
Experience designing, developing, and debugging multithreaded systems.
Experience developing software for real-time operating systems and embedded platforms.
Strong understanding of concurrency, memory management, resource constraints, and performance optimization.
Experience writing automated tests and clear technical documentation.
Preferred qualifications include C++17 or newer, MISRA C++ or comparable safety-critical coding standards, systems engineering and requirements design, DO-178C, ROS2 or similar robotics frameworks, interface definition languages, serialization, code-generation tooling, CMake, Nix, and cross-platform profiling and debugging.

Benefits

Full-time regular employees receive pay within the listed range, bonus, benefits, and equity; the posting does not provide the numerical pay range.
Temporary employees receive pay within the listed range and a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment.
Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

Salary: $120k - $190k/yr

Shield AI

Shield AI builds autonomous systems for military and national security customers, combining its Hivemind autonomy software with V-BAT and X-BAT unmanned aircraft and Aechelon simulation technologies. The privately held company sells hardware, software, and related services to U.S. and allied defe...

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