# Senior Engineer, Safety-Critical Software (R5788) at Shield AI

- Company: Shield AI
- What the company does: Autonomy for the world. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://shield.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Diego, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-26
- Apply by: 2026-11-10
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/bfa00574-c549-48fb-9065-2840c4d17cfc
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-senior-engineer-safety-critical-software-r5788/

## About the role

As a member of the Foundations team, you will be responsible for C++ software development, integration of reusable safety capabilities into production systems, defining clean interfaces and tests, and turn safety-critical designs into reliable software that can fly, including support for X-BAT, Shield AI's flagship Group 5 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) UAV.

## What they're looking for

- Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 4 years with a Master’s degree, or 2 year with a PhD, or equivalent work experience
- Strong C++ development experience, including modern C++, testing, debugging, and performance-aware design
- Experience building software for real-time, embedded, robotics, autonomy, aerospace, or similarly constrained systems
- Experience integrating software with hardware, simulation, Hardware in the Loop (HIL), or production-like test environments and diagnosing reliability or performance issues
- Familiarity with C++ software design patterns and the ability to work effectively within an existing architecture
- Strong Git and Linux development skills, along with modern software development practices such as CI/CD and test-focused development

Tags: Foundations