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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)

Shieldai · Washington, DC

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
65 days
Shieldai's roles stay open a median of 65 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Shieldai's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Shieldai
high
364 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
2026-10-08

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

In this role, you'll lead the technical delivery of complex autonomy capabilities for unmanned aircraft, focusing on integration, mission autonomy, and operational deployment. You'll tackle challenging technical problems, define flight-autonomy interfaces, and collaborate with various teams to ensure successful integration across software, hardware, and operations while mentoring other engineers.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
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

  • Deep technical expertise in autonomy systems
  • Experience with platform integration and mission autonomy
  • Ability to influence technical direction across subsystems
  • Strong systems thinking skills
  • Mentoring experience in engineering practices

What you get

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary range provided
  • Role involves complex technical challenges which may require extensive experience
  • Position requires a cleared background and possible reference check

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Listed by Shieldai on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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