Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4588)
Shield AI
San Diego, CA · $163k–$245k a year · Posted October 31, 2026
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About the job
...intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation... ...verification, and validation, following established engineering best practicesCollaborate with senior engineers to design and build scalable, maintainable...