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Shield AI

Senior Engineer, Software Integration and Test

Shield AI
hybrid senior full-time $114,266 - $171,400 a year San Diego
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First indexed 17 Apr 2026

Description

Are you a skilled engineer looking to develop state-of-the-art AI and robotics products? Shield AI is seeking a Senior Engineer, Software Integration and Test to join our Hivemind Test team.

As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing innovative software solutions for automation testing and data analysis. You will collaborate with developers to identify and root cause bugs, integrate newly developed capabilities into the product framework, and define the best approaches to software API and autonomy test coverage.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Becoming a super-user of our state-of-the-art AI software product, learning to automate multi-agent scenarios, analyze robotic data, and validate test cases
  • Testing new features, collaborating cross-functionally with developer teams to design test plans for new single and multi-robot autonomy algorithms, user interfaces, middleware, and server applications
  • Enabling coverage testing of product capabilities, designing and implementing tests to cover all performance aspects of a product capability across all permutations of operating environments and use cases
  • Designing automation tooling & automating tests, architecting innovative automation frameworks that enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness
  • Integrating new capabilities, working with other integration engineers to implement test solutions on prototype robotic hardware platforms
  • Optimizing test efficiency, determining the testing strategy (what tests, at what frequencies, etc.) for the overall product and working with DevOps/Ex teams to optimize testing design on CI

Requirements include:

  • A minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in CS, Comp Eng, Robotics, or a related field; or 4 years and a master's degree; or 2 years with a PhD
  • Proficiency in programming languages including Python or C++
  • Experience with autonomous systems or server applications or middleware
  • Demonstrated experience of designing, communicating, and managing test cases, and reporting bugs
  • Proficiency with simulation tools and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments
  • Strong expertise with CI/CD pipelines

Preferred qualifications include:

  • Demonstrated experience building complex systems with a strong understanding of software architecture and design principles
  • Experience with hardware or embedded systems
  • Expert knowledge of Python
  • Experience with ROS
  • Experience with white box testing
  • Familiarity with networking, operating-systems, and radio communications
  • Experience designing automated tooling for testing for GUI applications
  • Experience designing automated tooling for testing server applications

Salary is $114,266 - $171,400 a year, with a full-time regular employee offer package including pay within range listed, bonus, benefits, and equity.

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