# Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Integration (R6035) 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: 2026-10-03
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/57d675b0-4e5e-450e-bada-8df00cf0c2bf?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-senior-software-engineer-autonomy-integration-r6035/

## About the role

We are hiring a Software Engineer, Autonomy Integration, who will be embedded in the Planning and Controls team and work day to day with Pilot's cross-functional Integration team. In this hands-on software role, you will build durable integration capability: reliable environments, representative end-to-end tests, diagnosable failures, and software that is ready for hardware and flight testing. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in a field such as computer science or robotics, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience developing or integrating planning, controls, or autonomy decision-making software
- Strong production software engineering skills in modern C++ and Python
- Hands-on experience integrating software with robotic or autonomous hardware, including deployment, interfaces, telemetry, and lab or field debugging
- Experience with software-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop testing and automated system-level tests
- Experience developing and debugging software on Linux

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-senior-software-engineer-autonomy-integration-r6035/