Staff Engineer, Hivemind Reasoning (R6292) 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 Oct 19, 2026, and still on Shield AI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Help shape the future of physical AI in defense by building reasoning models for unmanned autonomous systems across aerial, maritime, land, and space domains. We’re looking for a deeply technical engineer who can turn emerging research into reliable autonomous capabilities and shares our conviction that AI can protect service members and civilians. As a Staff Engineer on the Hivemind Reasoning team, you’ll drive the…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Shield AI’s careers page.
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