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Job description
Shield AI is hiring a Staff Software Engineer — a full-time, based in Seattle, WA role. Apply directly on Shield AI's careers page below.
Staff Engineer, Software (R6114)
Team: X-BAT Engineering
Location: Seattle, Washington
Commitment: Full Time Employee
Workplace Type: onsite
Job Description:
Join a high-impact software team focused entirely on delivering internal software tools to help other teams at Shield AI. The engineer in this role will help create, manage, deploy, and maintain new full-stack internal software tools. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with many different teams at Shield AI on a variety of different projects. Internal tools range from things as complex as physics analysis of the aircraft to things as simple as a system for tracking tickets. A successful engineer in this role would excel at gathering requirements for the tool, pushing back on bad requirements, and implementing a robust full-stack solution to deliver the best value to the team in need. This role offers high visibility projects that can change the workflows of entire teams for the better.
What you'll do:
- Collaborate with other teams at Shield AI to hone tool requirements
- Architect a robust full-stack solution to meet the team's needs
- Deploy the tool internally for potentially wide reaching benefits
- Maintain an existing suite of internal tooling
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
- Strong communication skills
- Linux Proficiency
- Strong low level performant language skills (C/C++ or Rust)
- Experience with SQL
- Experience using frontend frameworks
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience making a full-stack web app
- Zero downtime deployment experience
- React framework experience
- Rust language experience
- Microsoft SQL server experience
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Frequently asked questions
What skills are required for Staff Software Engineer at Shield AI?
The required skills for Staff Software Engineer at Shield AI include: C++, Rust, SQL, Linux, React.
What is the seniority level for Staff Software Engineer at Shield AI?
Staff Software Engineer at Shield AI is a Staff level position.
How do I apply for Staff Software Engineer at Shield AI?
You can view the full description and apply for Staff Software Engineer at Shield AI on EchoJobs: https://echojobs.io/job/shield-ai-staff-engineer-software-r6114-66eel.