# Software Development Engineer - New Graduate at Shieldai

- Company: Shieldai
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: San Diego, California
- Level: Junior
- Discipline: Backend
- Employment: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Skills: Campus Recruiting, Software
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/shieldai/c0735824-2b3c-46a2-a888-99e7376a9606

## Description

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, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. 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 https://shield.ai/. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai, X https://x.com/shieldaitech, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shield_ai, and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI. 

 

We are seeking Autonomous Software Engineers for full-time roles starting in 2027! This is a paid, in-person, full-time position for students graduating during the 2026-2027 academic year. We are now reviewing applications for positions starting after graduation in 2027. 


WHAT YOU'LL DO

 - Design, implement, test, and ship C++ and/or Python features, tools, and tests alongside experienced engineers.

 - Write embedded firmware in C/C++ for real-time software that controls our advanced UAV while in flight.

 - Develop tests, reporters, and tooling in Python to validate software behavior and performance.

 - Develop and evaluate autonomy software across areas such as mission behavior, planning, multi-agent coordination, decision-making, platform integration, or perception (object detection, tracking, sensor fusion, localization, situational awareness, or AI/ML-enabled workflows).

 - Build unit an

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