Posted by the employer · Dallas, United States
DevOps Engineer - 5431
Shield AI · Dallas · United States
Posted: 4/15/2026 · On the employer's job feed since 10/11/2026
The advert
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Job Description:
As a DevOps Build Engineer, you will own and maintain the build system for our autonomous aircraft (XBAT/VBAT). This role is primarily focused on Developer Experience (DevEx) and bringing DevOps best practices to our software engineers to accelerate their development cycles.
What you'll do:
- Be the expert on our native (C++) software build process.
- Improve developer velocity by reducing build/test cycle time and eliminating pipeline bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with Software Engineers to understand their requirements, propose designs, and implement identified solutions.
- Partner with developers to resolve build/test failures quickly and set best practices for integration.
- Integrate CI pipelines with HIL and simulation environments for automated validation.
- Implement monitoring, dashboards, and alerts related to build system performance for both local development and CI workflows.
- Use agentic solutions to aid in quickly identifying root cause around build failures and getting the appropriate feedback to a Software Engineer.
Required qualifications:
- BS in CS, CE, EE, or related field with 7+ years industry experience (or MS/PhD with 5+ years).
- Deep CMake/C++ expertise or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of dependency management and proficiency with either Conan or CPM.
- Proficiency with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud build clusters).
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash).
- Hands-on experience integrating automated testing into CI pipelines.
- Demonstrated success improving developer productivity at scale.
- Demonstrated track record of excellence as a primary contributor on projects - showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with CICD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Gitlab).
- Cloud Operations experience (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) and monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus).
- Background in robotics, autonomy, or aerospace systems.
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