Staff Engineer, XBAT DevOps (R4542) (Dallas, TX)

Shield AI · Dallas, TX · X-BAT Division

principal software engineering Principal Engineer tech_leadership · Posted May 15, 2026
$158,000 – $215,000
USD per-year-salary

About this role

Shield AI is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Dallas, TX. The posting calls out experience with Python, Bash, Azure, Kubernetes. Compensation is listed at $158,000–$215,000 per-year-salary.

Role
Principal Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Dallas, TX
Department
X-BAT Division
Posted
May 15, 2026

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Job description

from Shield AI careers
JOB DESCRIPTION:

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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: 

As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll own our CI/CD and automation stack — driving developer velocity, pipeline health, and large-scale test execution from single-agent runs to cluster-orchestrated mission scenarios. This is a hands-on IC role that removes bottlenecks, accelerates iteration, and ensures every engineer can test and ship with speed and rigor.  

What you'll do: 

  • Own and operate the CI/CD system across autonomy, embedded, and ground software.   

  • Improve developer velocity by reducing build/test cycle time and eliminating pipeline bottlenecks.   

  • Scale simulation test execution in CI — from containerized single-agent runs to orchestrated clusters.   

  • Manage infrastructure for builds and tests (Azure DevOps, Git, Artifactory, cloud build agents).   

  • Fully automate common tasks to create a self-service DevOps model allowing developers to be fully empowered.  

    This is an excerpt. Read the full job description on Shield AI careers →