Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R4985) is open at Shield AI in Arlington, VA, US. The posting gives a salary of $235K - $352K. Posted on Oct 16, 2026, and still on Shield AI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
, you'll develop and deploy advanced machine learning models that enable autonomous systems to better understand, reason about, and interact with their environment. You'll partner closely with machine learning researchers, autonomy engineers, perception engineers, and platform teams to translate emerging AI capabilities into reliable, production-ready systems for U.S. and international defense customers. This is an…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Shield AI’s careers page.
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