Shield AI
Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer (R4758)
$130K–$250K
Dallas, Texas · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2025
- Experience
- Senior: 5+ years with a bachelor’s, 4+ with a master’s, or 2+ with a PhD. Staff: 7+, 6+, or 4+, respectively. Senior Staff: 10+, 9+, or 7+, respectively.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD, with the experience alternatives specified for each level.
About the job
Develops ground control station software for unmanned aerial systems, connecting responsive operator interfaces with backend systems for mission planning, telemetry, and real-time control.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize low-latency ground control software and high-performance client/server applications.
- Build React and TypeScript interfaces for operator workflows and visualization of spatial data, sensor feeds, and mission state.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and lead features from design through deployment and iteration.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated experience building real-time or performance-sensitive applications.
- Proficiency in a strongly typed programming language and exposure to lower-level systems or protocol integration.
- Experience with web technologies, especially React, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Node.js; strong software engineering fundamentals and collaborative delivery ability.
- Ability to obtain security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with GCS software, mission planning tools, or real-time visualization platforms.
- Familiarity with REST or gRPC, WebSocket or custom telemetry formats, listed standards, containerization, CI/CD, distributed systems, cloud integration, or security practices.
Pay
USD 130,000–250,000 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, C#, Java, C++, REST
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