# Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Platform (R5790) 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: $130K to $240K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-12-12
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/f8b2ffef-ae89-4860-ba6f-b5e59cb6d31e?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-senior-software-engineer-frontend-platform-r5790/

## About the role

Build and operate a front-end focused development platform embedded in the workflows used to train, validate, and deploy the AI Pilot. Design a composable UI architecture that lets applications contribute apps, dashboards, commands, widgets, and shared resource context. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience owning production full-stack applications from design and implementation through 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
- Strong knowledge of web and distributed-system architecture, including state management, routing, asynchronous communication, browser security, authentication, authorization, and failure handling
- Experience building real-time and high-performance applications (WebGL, WebGPU)

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-senior-software-engineer-frontend-platform-r5790/