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, visitwww.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI onLinkedIn,X,Instagram, andYouTube.

Job Description:

We are seeking aSenior Software Engineer, Embedded Linux Platformto help build and own the operating system and software platform that turns our edgecomputehardware into reliable, deployable autonomous systems.

This role sits at the boundary between hardware and application software. You will own the Linux platform and software delivery foundations of our edge compute systems, from hardware bring-up and operating system configuration through reproducible builds, packaging,deploymentand operation in the field.

NixOSis our primary deployed operating system and a core technology for this role.You will help evolve andmaintainourNixOS-based platform, while also supporting and improving other Linux distributions and environments used across our edge systems. You will develop C++ software and platform tooling, package software and hardware dependencies, integrate vendor BSPs and drivers, and ensure we can reliably build,configureand deploy complete systems across our supported hardware and Linux environments.

Youdon'tneed to already be aNixOSexpert.



We are looking for strong software engineers with experience in Linux systems, embedded Linux or adjacent platform technologies who are interested in developing deepexpertiseinNixOS. Experience withNixOSis highly valued, as is experience with technologies such asYocto,Buildroot, Debian/Ubuntu or other Linux build and distribution systems.

The goal is easy:make the path from hardware to deployed software reproducible,reliableand predictable.

What you'll do:

- Own and evolve theembedded Linux platformsdeployed across our edge compute systems, withNixOSas a primary focus.

- Build andmaintainoperating system images,configurationsand software environments for production hardware across multiple Linux distributions.

- Evolve andmaintainourNixOSplatform, including system configuration, packaging and integration of application and hardware dependencies.

- DevelopC++ systems software and platform toolingthat supports the operation,configurationand deployment of our edge systems.

- Integrate andmaintainvendor BSPs, Linux kernels, device trees, drivers, and hardware-specific dependencies.

- Package application software, system components and third-party dependencies using Nix and other platform-appropriate mechanisms.

- Develop and improve the mechanisms used to build, configure, version, test and deploy complete software systems onto edge devices.

- Bring up newcomputeplatforms and hardware configurations andestablisha clear path from initial integration through production deployment.

- Define clean interfaces

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