Principal Engineer, Full Stack Developer (remote) - Remote Eligible

Principal Engineer, Full Stack Developer (Remote)

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Boston, Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kyiv (Ukraine), and Melbourne (Australia), Shield AI's technology actively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide.

What You'll Do:

• Design and prototype generative AI experience focused on accelerating autonomy development
• Work closely with members of the Office of the CTO to crystallize the vision of the Hivemind product and its documentation
• Lead the user experience design of Hivemind Generative AI
• Work closely with the technical leads of Hivemind Commander (mission planning, command and control, air-ground communications) and Hivemind Design (configurations, test and evaluation, rehearsal, analysis) to enhance the user experience of their products
• Conduct user research to understand user personae and their needs
• Investigate competing products and their user experiences, synthesize findings to present to engineering and product leadership

Required Qualifications:

• 15+ years experience developing large, production quality software systems.
• Excellent grasp of software development and coding principles with high productivity in a mainstream language (e.g. Typescript, C++, Go, Python, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of modern software engineering best practices; experience with Git and code management tools; good software hygiene regarding code documentation, unit testing, bug tracking.
• 5+ years of experience with React/Node/Typescript/Javascript development.
• Deep familiarity with Client and UI state management; best practices and strategies, as they apply to React-based rendering.
• 5+ years of experience with Web applications development ("Front-End" or "Full-stack").
• Good understanding of the Document-Object Model (DOM), browser APIs, standards, and semantics.
• Websockets, HTTP Streaming and Server-Sent Events (SSE).
• Multi-modal input handling (text, files, images, audio).
• Advanced SPA routing, URL-based state persistence, and sharing mechanisms.
• Seamless content loading states and progressive rendering techniques.
• Fluid intelligence that allows one to operate effectively in sometimes ambiguous conditions, while finding opportunities to drive technical efforts and force multiply.
• Experience with Linux, Docker, and CI/CD environments.
• Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform (Azure, GCP, AWS).
• Experience with Electron (or similar).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with geospatial data and WebGL.
• Experience with Playwright UI testing
• Building debugging/inspection UIs for generative AI systems
• Experience with client-side LLM Context Management
• Experience with user experience design video games
• Experience designing for "Low Code" or "No Code" systems
• Experience and/or comfort reading C++ and/or Python and/or Typescript

$220,000 - $330,000 a year

Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.