C++ Build & Release Engineer (Edge Autonomy) (R4183)

About Shield AI Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep‑tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V‑BAT and X‑BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia‑Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.

About the Role This is a build & release engineering role for teams shipping autonomy software to edge‑deployed systems, frequently in isolated / constrained environments. You’ll own the engineering “last mile” between C++ development and dependable delivery: reproducible builds, trustworthy artefacts, promotion across environments, and deployable releases that work where they matter most. If you love modern C++ toolchains, dependency hygiene, artefact provenance, and making CI/CD fast and deterministic—this is for you.

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 and maintain container images for edge deployment.

Manage JFrog/Artifactory repositories for multi‑language and generic artefacts; improve versioning, retention, and promotion practices.

Strengthen dependency and build reproducibility for C++, reducing “works on my machine” and pipeline flakiness.

Validate and deploy autonomy and vision‑system products, tools, and libraries—focusing on edge delivery and reliability.

Collaborate with engineers and system admins to ensure integration and stability across real deployment environments.

Tackle complex, meaningful problems that directly support mission outcomes.

What You’ll Bring

, hands‑on experience delivering modern C++ software in production.

Demonstrated ownership of build systems / toolchains / dependency management (e.g., Conan, CMake, Nix, Ninja, Artifactory).

Significant recent experience running CI/CD for compiled software and maintaining surrounding engineering systems (pipelines, runners/agents, artefact stores, promotion gates).

Significant recent experience in Docker / Podman and containerised workflows.

Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems.

Experience debugging and troubleshooting.

Background in air‑gapped or isolated DevOps environments (or similarly constrained delivery contexts).

Experience supporting Python deployment/distribution (for tooling around the C++ core).

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 partnerships and local autonomy.

Competitive salary, performance‑based incentives, and long‑term growth opportunities.

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.

Apply Now Help us redefine what’s possible in autonomous defence – apply today.

EEO Statement 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, colour, 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.

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