Job Description
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With nine offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
The CI, Build and Packaging team seeks to improve the development velocity of both Hivemind teams and customers, with the optimization of workflows and guidelines, alongside tooling for internal and external use. This team will also champion development and refinement of the CI systems for optimal efficiency and performance. This means owning build architecture, developer tools, defining metrics & signals, and deciding what strategic bets the company should take to improve the software development velocity and reliability. The CI Build and Packaging Manager will lead this team as they work with software engineers to understand their development process and identify places to improve. These decisions impact all Hivemind engineers!
Required qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, or equivalent engineering roles
- 3+ years of people leadership experience
- Strong understanding of C++ (or other compiled language), Linux and CMake
- Experience with AWS public cloud infrastructure
- B.S. or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- You are organized and methodical
- You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
Preferred qualifications:
- Knowledge and experience of Rust
- Experience with Conan Package Manager (Conan 2 preferred)
- Experience building production ready developer tools from scratch
- Experience with drones or automated vehicles
- Experience in other similar DevOps/DevEx roles, with hands on implementation
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Requirements
Required qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, or equivalent engineering roles
- 3+ years of people leadership experience
- Strong understanding of C++ (or other compiled language), Linux and CMake
- Experience with AWS public cloud infrastructure
- B.S. or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- You are organized and methodical
- You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
Preferred qualifications:
- Knowledge and experience of Rust
- Experience with Conan Package Manager (Conan 2 preferred)
- Experience building production ready developer tools from scratch
- Experience with drones or automated vehicles
- Experience in other similar DevOps/DevEx roles, with hands on implementation
About the job
- Posted on
- Oct 4, 2025
- Job type
- Full-time
- Salary range
- USD 160000-240000 per-year-salary
- Location
- San Diego, CaliforniaOn-site
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