Staff Engineer, UI (R5832)
Product, Design
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Posted on Sep 5, 2026
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
Software Engineers are part of the development team responsible for developing and supporting software products for research projects and for commercial release. Software Engineers report to the Director of Engineering.
What you'll do:
- Complete software development tasks, including writing new software code, primarily supporting Mission System and Support tools, and fixing bugs, as directed by the Director of Engineering.
- Complete tasks to an agreed schedule, and to recognise any likely delays or failures early and communicate them immediately to the Director of Engineering.
- Participate in ad-hoc discussions with other developers to assist in generating ideas, solving bugs and designing software applications.
Required qualifications:
- Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent overseas qualification (such as NZCE).
- Top academic achiever (i.e. minimum Distinction average) or demonstrated relevant previous experience
- Strong analytic/problem solving skills
- Ability to solve complex problems individually, or as part of a team, depending on project requirements.
- Reliable and able to work to a schedule.
- Experienced in designing and implementing new software modules and maintaining/updating existing source code while adhering to company standards.
- Strong C++, JavaScript and ReactJs Development skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to communicate complex ideas (eg. to customers or in technical reports.)
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with GIS mapping services (e.g. OpenStreetMaps, ArcGIS, or GeoServer) and interactive map libraries (e.g. Leaflet).
- Experience with video processing libraries (e.g. FFmpeg or GStreamer)
- Experience with frontend UI/UX design
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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