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# Staff Engineer at shieldai

Department: Hivemind Enterprise Division

Compensation

$165,000 – $300,000/yr

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: San Diego, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: staff+

**Posted**
: Sep 9, 2026

## Description

Shield AI is hiring a Staff Engineer to develop production perception capabilities for its Hivemind Detection, Tracking, and Mapping systems. The role covers C++ algorithms and libraries, integration into the Pilot runtime, SDK validation, testing, diagnostics, documentation, and release readiness, with expertise in areas such as object detection, tracking, computer vision, sensor modeling, mapping, or sensor fusion. It is a full-time hybrid position based at Shield AI’s San Diego headquarters, with three days per week in the office, and offers a salary of $200,000-$300,000 plus bonus, benefits, and equity.

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