Shield AI · 1 day ago
Principal Engineer, Frontend (R4281)
San Diego, California
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$220K/yr - $330K/yr
12+ years expShield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The Principal Engineer, Frontend will build core web experiences for autonomy developers, leading frontend architecture and collaborating with various teams to enhance autonomy development tools.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesDronesMachine LearningNational Security
Responsibilities
Build high performance interfaces for simulation visualization, analysis tooling, observability, and workflow configuration
Lead frontend architecture, component systems, and UI patterns across Forge applications
Work with backend engineers to shape APIs and extend services in Go or Python to support new capabilities
Deliver user facing workflows that increase autonomy development velocity and reduce friction for expert and novice users
Improve reliability through testing, CI enhancements, documentation, and strong code review practices
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 14 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 12 years experience; or equivalent experience
Strong expertise in React, Typescript, and modern state management for large scale applications
Experience building data intensive, real time, or visualization heavy UIs
Experience profiling and optimizing frontend performance in data heavy or real time applications
Ability to translate Figma designs or loose product guidance into production quality interfaces
Working proficiency with Go or Python in support of frontend features
Preferred
Exposure to autonomy, robotics, reinforcement learning, MLops, or large scale data analysis workflows
Familiarity with real time pipelines such as WebSockets, WebRTC, or streaming backends
Experience with WebGL, Three.js, geospatial rendering, or simulation oriented UIs
Background building SDKs, shared component libraries, or core application tooling that supports multiple teams
Experience with Docker, CI pipelines, Linux development, and cloud environments
Experience delivering software in constrained or secure environments, including air gapped systems
Benefits
Bonus
Benefits
Equity
Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Company
Shield AI
Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems to enhance the safety of service members and civilians.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Hercules CapitalUS Innovative Technology FundSnowpoint Ventures
2025-03-06Series F· $240M
2023-12-29Debt Financing· $200M
2023-10-31Series F· $300M
Leadership Team
Gary Steele
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Tseng
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-12-11
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