Staff Engineer, UI (R5832)

Shield AI is hiring a Staff Engineer, UI (R5832) in Melbourne, Australia. Level rates it ; you can apply on Shield AI.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
Level classifies it as a lead role.
Level lists 659 other open roles at Shield AI.

AI in this role

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

#LD
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. Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

How we rate this

Staff Engineer, UI (R5832) at Shield AI rates 32 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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

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