# Ground System Full Stack Software Engineer (R4787) at Shieldai

- Company: Shieldai
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Level: Mid-level
- Discipline: Full-stack
- Employment: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Skills: X-BAT Division
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/shieldai/fe8d16f9-53a0-49f9-9014-73f0c93253e4

## 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:

We are seeking a highly motivated Ground System Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software systems for the X-BAT Platform. This role focuses on building robust ground control stations, mission planning tools, communication interfaces, and infrastructure that enable the X-BAT mission, and supports operational requirements safe and efficient drone operations.

You'll work at the intersection of all major components of the X-BAT Platform and its systems, providing user-facing applications to operate X-BAT and supporting equipment or vehicles, and will be collaborating closely with our Aircraft Software, Hivemind, and Flight Test teams to design this state-of-the-art ground system.

What you'll do

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 - Design, develop, and optimize next-gen ground control software that enables low-latency communication with UAVs and other autonomous platforms.

 - Build high-perf

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