or apply directly on Shieldai's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 17 days Shieldai's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Shieldai's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Shieldai
- low 0 stale, 23 reposted of 462 open
- Hiring momentum
- 615 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Shieldai's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Shieldai.
About this role
The Senior Software Engineer, Engineering Tooling & Observability role at Shield AI involves developing tools to enhance the understanding and diagnostics of complex software systems. The engineer will work closely with C++ and Python applications, focusing on developer-facing observability and creating user interfaces and visualizations to aid engineers in troubleshooting. The position emphasizes usability and performance of internal tooling products, distinct from traditional DevOps roles.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Shieldai as an employer.
What you need
- Proficiency in C++ and Python
- Experience with developer-facing observability
- Ability to work with complex software systems
- Understanding of diagnostic information and how to present it
- Experience in developing engineering tooling and workflows
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role focuses on internal tooling rather than general DevOps or CI/CD tasks
- Emphasis on usability and performance may require a strong user-centered design approach
Summarised from Shieldai's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Shieldai on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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