Senior Staff Engineer – Infrastructure
| Company | Shield AI |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
| Salary | $168871.2 – $253306.8 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- The ability to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance.
- Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 7 years and a Master’s degree; or 5 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience.
- 3+ years demonstrated experience with cloud computing solutions and architecture, with a focus on Kubernetes and container orchestration
- Experience with supporting C++ or Python-based applications
- Expert understanding of Linux/Unix-based systems (specifically in networking and experience in designing and implementing networked applications)
- Experience leading/mentoring a small team
- BS/MS in Computer Science, similar degree, or equivalent practical experience
- Demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
- Experience debugging/troubleshooting deployed, distributed problems
- Experience developing and deploying automation tooling (ex. Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
- Must be available to support onsite in Crystal City and surrounding NOVA area
Responsibilities
- Work with a team of autonomy developers, test engineers, cyber security, and system administrators
- Lead a small team of infrastructure engineers
- Integrate our AI training factory and tooling onto new hardware
- Provide software updates and configuration management between various isolated environments
- Ensure proper operation of our AI training factory and tooling
- Coordinate with autonomy teams to build and meet requirements
- Solve challenging and important problems
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Authentication and Authorization frameworks and protocols
- DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 Compliance
- Experience supporting Golang-based applications