# Manager, Software Engineering (R5966) at Shieldai

- Company: Shieldai
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: San Diego, California
- Level: Lead
- Discipline: Engineering
- Employment: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-10-23
- Skills: Hivemind Enterprise Division, Core Services & Infra
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/shieldai/3508c5bf-116e-4e14-88b4-770292356604

## 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. 

 


JOB DESCRIPTION:

Hivemind is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Shared Services Engineering team. 

The Shared Services team is a product-oriented, full-stack engineering team that builds and operates common services, SDKs, APIs, and customer-facing applications connecting Shield’s products. These capabilities reduce duplicated engineering and help create a consistent Shield experience across product types. 

You will lead the team as it identifies shared needs, establishes ownership, and delivers reliable, secure, and well-supported solutions. You will treat the team’s capabilities as products, maintaining a roadmap informed by external customers and internal engineering teams. 

This is a technical, hands-on management role. You will guide architecture and delivery, remain engaged in complex engineering decisions, and build a team that owns its systems from design throug

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