Staff Engineer, UI (R5832)

<div><span data-contrast="auto">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&nbsp;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&nbsp;</span><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://shield.ai/"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">www.shield.ai</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">. Follow Shield AI on&nbsp;</span><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">LinkedIn</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">,&nbsp;</span><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://x.com/shieldaitech"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">X</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">,&nbsp;</span><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/shield_ai"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Instagram</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">, and&nbsp;</span><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">YouTube</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}">&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><h3>Job Description:</h3> <div> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1">Software Engineers are part of the development team responsible for developing and supporting software products for research projects and for commercial release.&nbsp; Software Engineers report to the Director of Engineering.&nbsp;</p> </div><h3>What you'll do:</h3><div> <li>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.&nbsp;</li> <li>Complete tasks to an agreed schedule, and to recognise any likely delays or failures early and communicate them immediately to the Director of Engineering.&nbsp;</li> <li>Participate in ad-hoc discussions with other developers to assist in generating ideas, solving bugs and designing software applications.</li> </div><h3>Required qualifications:</h3><div> <li>Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent overseas qualification (such as NZCE).&nbsp;</li> <li>Top academic achiever (i.e. minimum Distinction average) or demonstrated relevant previous experience&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong analytic/problem solving skills&nbsp;</li> <li>Ability to solve complex problems individually, or as part of a team, depending on project requirements.&nbsp;</li> <li>Reliable and able to work to a schedule.&nbsp;</li> <li>Experienced in designing and implementing new software modules and maintaining/updating existing source code while adhering to company standards.&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong C++, JavaScript and ReactJs Development skills&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong verbal and written communication skills to communicate complex ideas (eg. to customers or in technical reports.)</li> </div><h3>Preferred qualifications:</h3><div> <li data-renderer-start-pos="1550">Experience with GIS mapping services (e.g. OpenStreetMaps, ArcGIS, or GeoServer) and interactive map libraries (e.g. Leaflet).&nbsp;</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="1683">Experience with video processing libraries (e.g. FFmpeg or GStreamer)&nbsp;</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="1759">Experience with frontend UI/UX design&nbsp;</li> </div>