or apply directly on Shieldai's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 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
As a Staff Engineer in Embedded Firmware at Shield AI, you will be part of the VBAT Software team, focusing on developing complex avionics software for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Your responsibilities will include designing and maintaining software architectures, generating software requirements, and overseeing the software development process through testing, verification, and deployment.
- 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
- Experience in embedded software development
- Ability to work with hardware, operating systems, and applications
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams including electrical engineers and GNC engineers
- Experience with software design documentation and presentation
- Ability to coordinate software development and manage testing and verification processes
What you get
- Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
- Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment
Worth weighing
- No specific salary range mentioned
- Role requires collaboration with multiple engineering disciplines which may require broad technical knowledge
- Background check and reference check are contingent for all offers
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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