Hiring: Staff Platform Engineer (R5668) Company: Shield AI Location: San Diego, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:33:14 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AI, AWS, Ansible, Azure, Bash, CI/CD, FedRAMP, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, Linux, PowerShell, Python, Terraform About the job Experience: •8+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or site reliability engineering roles supporting large-scale systems. Required Skills: •This position may be based in San Diego, CA; Dallas, TX; Washington, D.C.; or other Shield AI locations. •Shield AI is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to help design and implement the internal technology platforms that power our engineering, autonomy, and enterprise operations environments. •This role is ideal for an experienced platform engineer who thrives at the intersection of systems architecture, automation, and developer enablement, and who enjoys building the foundational systems that allow engineering organizations to move quickly and safely. •Build and evolve scalable internal platform infrastructure supporting engineering workloads across public cloud, private cloud, and on-prem environments. •Design and implement platform capabilities that enable standardized, secure, and repeatable application deployment of applications and services. •Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code frameworks and reusable platform modules to accelerate engineering productivity. •Establish and evolve “paved path” platform patterns that simplify secure software delivery for engineering teams. •Automation & Developer Enablement Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. •Deep hands-on experience designing, building and operating cloud or hybrid infrastructure platforms, including networking, identity, compute, and storage systems. •Strong expertise with Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, or similar). •Strong systems engineering background across Linux-based environments, distributed systems, and infrastructure automation using scripting or programming languages. •Demonstrated ability to understand, build, and own complex platform initiatives and collaborate across engineering and infrastructure teams. •Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across multiple engineering teams. •Operational familiarity with DevSecOps practices and integrating security controls into automated infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Compensation: •$142,000 - $213,000 / year •Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity 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!