Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)

The Special Projects team at Shield AI is an elite force within the office of the CTO, consisting of senior and highly experienced software engineering experts from diverse fields. The team steers technology development towards strategic alignment with the CTO's vision, through tactical insertion into teams and technologies across the organization.

As a Principal Engineer, Software, you will:

• Design and prototype generative AI experiences 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 technical leads of Hivemind Commander and Hivemind Design to enhance the user experience of their products
• Conduct user research to understand user personas and their needs
• Investigate competing products and their user experiences, synthesize findings to present to engineering and product leadership

Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience developing large, production-quality software systems
• Excellent grasp of software development and coding principles with high productivity in a mainstream language
• Strong knowledge of modern software engineering best practices; experience with Git and code management tools
• 5+ years of experience with React/Node/Typescript/Javascript development
• 5+ years of experience with Web applications development
• Deep understanding of full-stack web development
• Experience with Linux, Docker, and CI/CD environments
• Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with geospatial data and WebGL
• Experience with Playwright UI testing
• Experience with Electron
• Building debugging/inspection UIs for generative AI systems
• Experience with user experience design for video games
• Experience designing for 'Low Code' or 'No Code' systems