Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R4587) is open at Shield AI in San Mateo, CA, US. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $235K. Posted on Sep 23, 2026, and still on Shield AI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Tactical Autonomy Design – Design tactical autonomy algorithms to enable unmanned aircraft to perform complex missions across air, land, and sea domains with minimal human supervision. - High-Performance Software Development – Develop high-performance software modules that incorporate planning, decision-making, and behavior execution strategies for dynamic and adversarial environments. - Behavior Architecture…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Shield AI’s careers page.
Hiring at Shield AI
Shield AI has 661 open roles right now, 17 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Operations and Marketing & Community. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $214K. See all its roles

