Staff Engineer, Presales; R3500

Company Overview

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep‑tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.

The Presales Solutions Engineer will provide technical expertise and support to customers before the sale and during the deployment of Shield AI’s Hivemind products.

• Contribute to white papers, RFIs, contract reviews, and proposals.
• Generate and deliver technical briefings tailored to customer needs.
• Become a user of the Hivemind enterprise software stack and an expert in Hivemind solutions.
• Support the development and execution of demos.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with Hivemind demos.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to address customer feedback and improve products.
• Visit customers on site globally to support presales activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Technical background in software engineering.
• Intermediate proficiency in writing modern C++ code.
• Intermediate proficiency in Python.
• Intermediate proficiency with Linux operating systems.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• USG security clearance.

• 3+ years in a presales/solutions engineering role.
• 3+ years in a startup environment.
• Experience in the defense aviation, autonomy, or robotics industry.

$150,000 – $220,000 a year plus bonus, benefits and equity.

Full‑time regular employee offer package includes competitive base salary, bonus, benefits, and equity. Temporary employees receive a benefits package after 60 days of employment.

Shield AI is a proud equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, 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.

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support parts of the hiring process. We use them to assist our recruitment team but final hiring decisions are made by humans. For more information on how your data is processed, contact us.