Staff C++ Build and Release Engineer (R5673)

The role

You will own C++ build and release workflows for autonomy and vision software, from source to build, test, package and release. You will support containerised CI/CD pipelines, build container images for edge deployment, and manage JFrog/Artifactory repositories.

What you will do

• Own C++ build and release workflows for autonomy and vision products, from source to build, test, package and release.
• Support and evolve containerised CI/CD pipelines across multiple isolated environments.
• Build and maintain container images for edge deployment.
• Manage JFrog/Artifactory repositories for multi-language and generic artefacts, including versioning, retention and promotion.
• Strengthen dependency and build reproducibility for C++.
• Validate and deploy autonomy and vision-system products, tools and libraries, focusing on edge delivery and reliability.
• Collaborate with engineers and system admins to ensure integration and stability in real deployment environments.

Required qualifications

• Strong, hands-on experience delivering modern C++ software in production.
• Demonstrated ownership of build systems, toolchains and dependency management (for example Conan, CMake, Nix, Ninja, Artifactory).
• Significant recent experience running CI/CD for compiled software and maintaining pipelines, runners or agents, artefact stores and promotion gates.
• Significant recent experience in Docker or Podman and containerised workflows.
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems.
• Experience debugging and troubleshooting.
• Background in air-gapped or isolated DevOps environments, or similarly constrained delivery contexts.
• Experience supporting Python deployment or distribution.
• Australian government security clearance at Baseline, NV1 or NV2 level, which the company will sponsor.
• Australian citizenship (mandatory).

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Performance-based incentives.
• Long-term growth opportunities.

Before you apply

• Australian citizenship is mandatory.
• An Australian Government security clearance is required at Baseline, NV1 or NV2 level; you do not need one already, as the company will sponsor it.
• All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defence-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.