Hiring: Senior Engineer, Automated Test (R4461) Company: Shield AI Location: San Diego, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:33:14 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : AI, C, C++, CI/CD, Data Pipeline, Embedded Systems, GitLab, GitLab CI, LLM, Linux, Pip, Poetry, Python, Shell, TypeScript About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience building scalable, maintainable automation frameworks and/or developer tooling in Python. •5+ years of experience working with package management, dependency management, and build systems using tools such as conan, pip, setuptools, poetry, and nix or similar. •5+ years of experience building tooling for automated log collection, analytics, reporting, and failure triage. Required Skills: •Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for Autonomy and UI applications. •Develop scalable automated test infrastructure for functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing across distributed software and hardware environments. •Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab using YAML configurations and shell scripting to support automated build, test, and deployment workflows. •Build workflow automation tools and utilities in Python to improve test execution efficiency, reporting, environment setup, and developer productivity. •Develop and maintain UI and API test automation using Go and TypeScript for modern web-based operator interfaces and mission control applications. •Integrate automated testing into continuous integration environments to support rapid software delivery and high reliability standards. •Collaborate closely with software, autonomy, simulation, and systems engineering teams to define verification strategies and improve software quality throughout the development lifecycle. •Develop automated validation solutions for safety-critical and mission-critical aerospace software systems. Qualifications: •In-depth knowledge of asynchronous and concurrent programming in Python for scalable automation and parallel test execution. •Operational familiarity with modern test frameworks, automated validation strategies, and software quality methodologies. •Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in complex software systems. •Excellent collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional engineering environments. •Proficiency with Go and/or TypeScript for automation tooling or UI test development. •Aerospace, robotics, autonomy, or safety-critical software experience. •Operational familiarity with simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), or embedded system testing. Compensation: •$114,266 - $171,400 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!