principal software engineering Principal Engineer tech_leadership · Posted May 15, 2026
$180,000 – $270,000
USD per-year-salary

About this role

Shield AI is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in United States. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible. Compensation is listed at $180,000–$270,000 per-year-salary.

Role
Principal Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
United States
Department
Hivemind Platform Division
Posted
May 15, 2026

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Job description

from Shield AI careers
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:

Cloud Engineering builds and operates the infrastructure and environments that support Hivemind. 

As a Senior Staff Cloud Network Engineer, you will lead the design and evolution of the network systems that connect Hivemind environments across cloud, on-premise, and constrained runtime environments. You will partner with engineering, program, and infrastructure stakeholders to define how systems communicate: establishing routing, network segmentation, and connectivity models that ensure secure and predictable operation. 

This is a deeply technical, hands-on role focused on building and validating network systems. You will work with engineering, program, and adjacent infrastructure teams to implement and verify connectivity across cloud and isolated environments, including troubleshooting routing, segmentation, and traffic behavior in constrained or mission-critical systems. 

What you'll do: