Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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What you'll do:
Design and prototype generative AI experience 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 the technical leads of Hivemind Commander (mission planning, command and control, air-ground communications) and Hivemind Design (configurations, test and evaluation, rehearsal, analysis) to enhance the user experience of their products
Conduct user research to understand user personae and their needs
Investigate competing products and their user experiences, synthesize findings to present to engineering and product leadership
Required qualifications:
15+ years experience developing large, production quality software systems.
Excellent grasp of software development and coding principles with high productivity in a mainstream language (e.g. Typescript, C++, Go, Python, Rust, etc.).
Strong knowledge of modern software engineering best practices; Experience with Git and code management tools; Good software hygiene regarding code documentation, unit testing, bug tracking.
5+ years of experience with React/Node/Typescript/Javascript development.
5+ years of experience with Web applications development ("Front-End" or "Full-stack").
Deep understanding full-stack web development (Document-Object Model (DOM), browser APIs, standards, semantics, Websockets, HTTP Streaming and Server-Sent Events (SSE), Client and UI state management; best practises and strategies, as they apply to React-based rendering, Advanced SPA routing, URL-based state persistence,sharing mechanisms, Seamless content loading states and progressive rendering techniques.)
Multi-modal input handling (text, files, images, audio). Experience with client-side LLM Context Management
Fluid intelligence that allows one to operate effectively in sometimes ambiguous conditions, while finding opportunities to drive technical efforts and force multiply.
Experience with Linux, Docker, and CI/CD environments.
Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform (Azure, GCP, AWS).
This role requires travel to a Shield AI location 1-3 times per quarter
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with geospatial data and WebGL.
Experience with Playwright UI testing
Experience with Electron (or similar).
Building debugging/inspection UIs for generative AI systems
Experience with user experience design video games
Experience designing for “Low Code” or “No Code” systems
Experience and/or comfort reading C++ and/or Python and/or Typescript