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Staff Cloud Engineer (R5801)

Shield AI · San Diego, California; San Mateo, California

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Base
$150,000 – $280,000
Equity
Included in full-time package; no amount stated
Remote
On-site
Funding
Venture-backed; no stage or amount stated
Stack
AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes

Staff Cloud Engineer designing, building, and operating AWS infrastructure and shared development and integration environments for Shield AI's software products. Hands-on work covers Terraform infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes and containerized workloads, observability, cloud IAM, and cost optimization. Partners with Cybersecurity, Infosec, and Enterprise Ops on access controls and compliance.

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 technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit

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Job Description:

Cloud Engineering builds and operates the infrastructure and environments that support Shield AI’s software products and platforms.


As a Staff Cloud Engineer, you will design, build, and operate the cloud infrastructure and environments used to develop, test, integrate, and host Shield AI’s software products and platforms. You will work across AWS infrastructure, shared development environments, and supporting platform services to improve how these systems are provisioned, operated, and maintained.


This is a hands-on engineering role focused on infrastructure automation, reliability, and operational stability. You will troubleshoot problems across infrastructure and services, improve existing systems, and work with engineering teams to build infrastructure that meets their development and integration needs.

What You'll Do

    Required Qualifications

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      Full-time regular employee offer package:

      Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

      Temporary employee offer package:

      Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

      Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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      Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

      Compensation: USD 150,000 – 280,000 per year salary

      Technologies

      AWSTerraformKubernetes
      Shield AI
      Shield AI

      Job details

      TypeFull-time
      Work ModeOn-site
      LevelSenior
      Location🇺🇸San Diego, CA🇺🇸San Mateo, CA
      Salary$150,000 - $280,000
      PostedNov 06, 2026
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