Senior Engineer, Software (R6010)

The role

You will build and run tools and platforms that make software development faster and more reliable for Hivemind engineers. A near-term focus is bringing agentic AI capabilities into developer tools and workflows.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate tools and platforms that improve the Hivemind developer experience
• Advance local development workflows, devcontainers, internal developer platforms, and project templates
• Bring agentic AI capabilities into developer tools and workflows
• Partner with engineering teams to find recurring friction and create paved paths
• Enable co-development and inner-source collaboration through tooling, documentation, and standards
• Drive adoption of developer tools by gathering feedback and communicating their value
• Own solutions from discovery through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and improvement
• Use DORA metrics, developer feedback, and adoption data to guide investment
• Contribute to technical direction through design reviews and architectural decisions
• At Staff level, lead cross-team initiatives and set longer-term technical direction

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience
• Demonstrated technical judgment in designing and operating developer tools, platforms, backend services, APIs, distributed systems, or related production software
• Experience owning software from initial design through deployment, operation, adoption, and continuous improvement
• Systems thinking and the ability to turn recurring or ambiguous developer needs into reusable solutions
• Strong customer orientation toward internal developers
• Effective collaboration and communication across engineering teams and stakeholders
• Ability to advocate for new tools and practices and build adoption through influence
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native development practices
• Experience with Git, GitLab, Backstage, or similar developer-platform technologies

Nice to have

• For Staff-level consideration, a record of leading technically complex, cross-team initiatives
• Experience building or operating internal developer platforms, developer portals, development environments, or reusable engineering frameworks
• Experience applying AI or agentic systems to software development tools and workflows
• Proficiency in Python, Go, JavaScript, or TypeScript/Node.js
• Experience with devcontainers, project scaffolding, service templates, or standardized local development environments
• Experience enabling inner-source development across team boundaries
• Familiarity with DORA metrics, developer productivity measurement, and developer-experience research

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits for full-time regular employees
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees, applicable after 60 days of employment

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits
• Talent acquisition representative can provide more information on pay and benefits

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-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.