Shield AI
Autonomy & Perception Software Engineer (R5911)
$165K–$300K
San Diego, California +3 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
San Mateo, California
Washington, D.C.
Orlando, Florida
About the job
Develop and deliver production perception software for autonomous aircraft and vehicles, taking capabilities from initial design through integration, testing, and deployment in Hivemind.
What you'll do
- Develop perception algorithms and production software in modern C++; own features through implementation, integration, testing, and delivery.
- Investigate system behavior using sensor data, simulation, logs, and experiments; turn research and customer-driven work into reusable product capabilities.
- Contribute to technical direction, review designs and code, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Experience delivering production C++ software for perception, robotics, autonomy, or a related technical field.
- Technical depth in at least one of detection, tracking, computer vision, image processing, estimation, or sensor fusion.
- Ability to debug complex systems and build understandable, testable, maintainable software.
- Comfort using Python or similar tools for experimentation and data analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience with real sensors such as EO/IR, Radar, LiDAR, or IMU.
- Experience with embedded or GPU deployment in resource-constrained compute environments.
Pay
USD 165,000–300,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C++, Python, EO/IR, Radar, LiDAR, IMU
AI focus
Develop perception algorithms and software that help autonomous aircraft and vehicles understand their surroundings and make decisions.
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