Staff Software Engineer - Internal Tools (R6114)
At a glance
Senior Engineering Leadership role at Shield AI. Seattle · full-time · $190,000–$290,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Work with internal teams to clarify what their tools need to do, challenging requirements that would not serve them well
- Design and build full-stack software around each team's needs, aiming for a durable solution
- Release internal tools so teams can use them across their workflows
- Keep the existing collection of internal tools running and maintained
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in computer science is required
- You communicate clearly and work proficiently in Linux
- You bring strong low-level programming ability in C/C++ or Rust
- You have SQL experience and have worked with frontend frameworks
Who this fits
This is a senior, hands-on engineering role focused on software for internal teams, with projects spanning different workflows. The role is based onsite in Seattle.
From the employer
Job Description:
Join a high-impact software team focused entirely on delivering internal software tools to help other teams at Shield AI. The engineer in this role will help create, manage, deploy, and maintain new full-stack internal software tools. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with many different teams at Shield AI on a variety of different projects. Internal tools range from things as complex as physics analysis of the aircraft to things as simple as a system for tracking tickets. A successful engineer in this role would excel at gathering requirements for the tool, pushing back on bad requirements, and implementing a robust full-stack solution to deliver the best value to the team in need. This role offers high visibility projects that can change the workflows of entire teams for the better.
What you'll do:
- Collaborate with other teams at Shield AI to hone tool requirements
- Architect a robust full-stack solution to meet the team's needs
- Deploy the tool internally for potentially wide reaching benefits
- Maintain an existing suite of internal tooling
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
- Strong communication skills
- Linux Proficiency
- Strong low level performant language skills (C/C++ or Rust)
- Experience with SQL
- Experience using frontend frameworks
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience making a full-stack web app
- Zero downtime deployment experience
- React framework experience
- Rust language experience
- Microsoft SQL server experience
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. ### Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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