Shield AI
Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Platform (R5790)
San Diego, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
About the job
Build and operate Forge, a frontend-focused engineering platform and its applications for developing, testing, and deploying autonomy software, including AI-assisted workflows.
What you'll do
- Design a composable UI platform with typed, versioned contracts and workflows for installing and managing applications.
- Integrate AI experiences and agent tools so they can use active context and authorized capabilities.
- Partner with simulation, autonomy, ML, infrastructure, security, product, and design teams to validate and evolve the platform.
What they ask for
- Experience owning production full-stack applications through design, implementation, rollout, and support.
- Strong proficiency with TypeScript and React or an equivalent modern web stack.
- Experience building production backend services in Go, Python, Rust, or a comparable language.
- Experience designing typed, versioned APIs and contracts between independently deployed components.
Nice to have
- Experience with extensible application platforms, agent-tool integrations, schema-driven APIs, Kubernetes, or composable user experiences.
- Experience in robotics, autonomy, simulation, aerospace, or shipping Electron applications.
Tools
TypeScript, React, Go, Python, Rust, WebGL, WebGPU, Kubernetes
AI focus
Build AI-assisted workflows and agent integrations that use platform context, invoke authorized tools, navigate applications, and compose dashboards for autonomy engineering.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative