Senior Generative AI Application Engineer, Learning & Development (R5856)

Shield AI is hiring a Senior Generative AI Application Engineer, Learning & Development (R5856) in San Diego, United States. It pays $160k-$250k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

AI in this role

Build AI-powered coaching products, tooling, and curricula to accelerate developer mastery of autonomy software.

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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:

The Senior AI Engineer, Hivemind Learning & Development is a hands-on individual contributor who will build the AI-powered products, content systems, and measurement capabilities that help engineers learn Hivemind faster and apply it successfully. Embedded within the Hivemind Learning & Development team, this role combines production AI engineering, developer experience, and technical education.

You will own an AI training coach that provides grounded, context-aware guidance; create tooling that turns learning objectives and product changes into high-quality workshops; and partner with autonomy experts to produce deeply technical curricula, labs, and assessments. The role works closely with Applications Engineering, Hivemind engineering and Customer Success.

Success is defined by trusted learning products that ship, shorter time to technical proficiency, faster and more consistent workshop development, content that stays current with Hivemind releases, and clear evidence that training improves customer capability and product adoption.

How we rate this

Senior Generative AI Application Engineer, Learning & Development (R5856) at Shield AI rates 85 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

Senior Generative AI Application Engineer, Learning & Development (R5856) is an open job at Shield AI.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The listed salary is $160k-$250k a year.
The role is based in San Diego, California.
The job was posted on September 15, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Shield AI. Apply on Shield AI

Prepare for this job

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Generative AISoftware EngineeringDeveloper ExperienceTechnical EducationAI ApplicationsPythonLLMs

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where generative ai was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where developer experience was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where technical education was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where ai applications was part of your work. What did you do?

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List these exact terms on your resume: Generative AI, Software Engineering, Developer Experience, Technical Education, and AI Applications. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
Lead with what you built, trained or shipped. This role is judged on the AI system itself, not the tools around it.

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