Job brief: Senior Engineer, Full-Stack, Frontend Focus - Forge Applications (R6231)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Shield AI's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens jobs.lever.co, the address Shield AI's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $130,000 to $240,000 a year
• Job type: Full-time
• Where: San Diego, California · San Mateo, California
• Posted: 2026-10-09

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• 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.

Main duties

• We are looking for a full-stack engineer with strong frontend expertise who enjoys building customer-facing products, developer tools, and AI-assisted workfl…
• You will partner with internal subject-matter experts to build Forge applications for simulation, synthetic data generation, test and evaluation, and autonom…
• Shield AI’s internal Hivemind Pilot developers and Hivemind Solutions groups are your primary design partners. You will work directly with them to understand…
• Your work will help engineers understand complex systems, accelerate the development of autonomy software, and deliver reliable systems faster.
• Full-time regular employee offer package:

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in San Diego, CA: $140k a year (143 listings, 7 employers). This listing is 32% higher.
• Across Shield AI's 578 open listings, 48% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Shield AI hires

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