Shield AI
Ground System Full Stack Software Engineer (R4787)
Seattle, Washington · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- 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: 9+, 8+, or 6+, respectively.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or a related field; master’s or PhD are listed as alternatives with corresponding experience requirements.
About the job
Designs and maintains full-stack ground systems for the X-BAT platform, including UAV control, mission planning, telemetry, and operator interfaces.
What you'll do
- Develop ground-control software and full-stack applications for low-latency UAV communication, telemetry, mission planning, and situational awareness.
- Build responsive React and TypeScript interfaces for telemetry, sensor feeds, operator workflows, and mission or vehicle state.
- Collaborate across engineering teams to design, test, deploy, and iterate on integrated, field-ready systems.
What they ask for
- Professional software development experience by level: Senior—5+ years with a bachelor’s, 4+ with a master’s, or 2+ with a PhD; Staff—7+, 6+, or 4+; Senior Staff—9+, 8+, or 6+, respectively.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or a related field; master’s or PhD alternatives are stated with the experience requirements.
- Proficiency in a strongly typed language and experience with web technologies, distributed systems or networked applications, and user-interface development.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals; ability to obtain security clearance; proficiency without Generative AI tools, which are prohibited.
Nice to have
- Experience with ground-control software, mission-planning tools, or real-time visualization; familiarity with REST or gRPC, WebSocket, or telemetry protocols.
- Knowledge of STANAG 4586, Cursor on Target (CoT), or MAVLink; experience with UAS platforms and AI/ML systems.
Tools
C#, TypeScript, Java, C++, React, JavaScript, Node.js, Vue
AI focus
The role supports UAS and AI/ML systems; use of Generative AI tools is prohibited.
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