Staff C++ Build and Release Engineer (R5673)

Shield AI · AUS

Location: Melbourne
Metro: Melbourne
Workplace: On-site
Level: Staff+
Type: Internship
Posted: 1 month ago
Source: Lever

What the posting covers

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality…

Job Description

We’re building intelligent systems that protect service members and civilians. Our autonomy and vision technology is now being adopted across some of the most complex and high-stakes environments in modern defence. We’ve developed a dedicated software factory…

What you'll do

Own C++ build and release workflows for autonomy and vision products, from source → build → test → package → release. Support and evolve containerised CI/CD pipelines across multiple isolated environments (speed, determinism, promotion, repeatability). Build…

Required qualifications

Strong, hands-on experience delivering modern C++ software in production (not just “supporting” it). Demonstrated ownership of build systems / toolchains / dependency management (e.g., Conan, CMake, Nix, Ninja, Artifactory —whatever you’ve used to ship real…

Why Shield AI

Help shape the future of defence and autonomy in Australia and beyond. Be a key voice in a mission-led business redefining what’s possible with emerging technology. Join a growing, values-led team headquartered in Port Melbourne, with strong global…

What this role is not

Not a “cloud-first” DevOps role focused on standing up cloud infrastructure. This role is primarily about C++ build & release engineering and edge delivery - making autonomy software shippable, repeatable, and dependable in real environments. #LD Salary…

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