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Overview
Shield AI is an American defence technology company founded in 2015 that builds autonomy software and uncrewed aircraft for military missions. Its Hivemind autonomy stack lets aircraft fly, navigate and complete objectives without GPS, a remote pilot or a communications link, which matters in contested environments where those links are jammed. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company fields the V-BAT vertical take-off aircraft with United States and allied forces, licenses Hivemind to other manufacturers and is developing the X-BAT jet for high-end missions.
News
The Life of AVEN - How a 1990s F-16 Thrust-Vectoring Nozzle Became the Key to X-BAT's Vertical Takeoff
Every piece of disruptive technology in history has a life story. For X-BAT, that story begins nearly forty years before its conception with the development of a unique propulsion technology. AVEN, or the Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle, is the thru
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Shield AI and Taiwan's NCSIST complete autonomous swarm exercise and expand sovereign AI and Autonomy efforts
TAIPEI (August 6th 2026) - Shield AI and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) today announced the successful field demonstration of a coordinated autonomous search mission with three NCSIST Mighty Hornet III unmanned a
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Shield AI and Thunder Tiger complete Hivemind's first multi-asset autonomous maritime teaming demonstration in Taiwan
TAIPEI (July 29, 2026) - Shield AI and Thunder Tiger Corp. today announced the successful completion of Hivemind's first multi-asset autonomous teaming demonstration on water, validating Shield AI's Hivemind AI pilot aboard Thunder Tiger SeaShark unmanned
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Honeywell Aerospace, Shield AI collaborate to advance development of autonomous aircraft
Honeywell Aerospace is building trusted autonomy for both commercial and defense platforms leveraging Shield AI software development kit FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom (July 22, 2026) - Honeywell Aerospace (Nasdaq: HONA) and Shield AI, a leader in AI-powered
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V-BAT achieves SORA SAIL III operational authorization, completes Frontex maritime pilot project in Italy
ROME (July 21, 2026) - Shield AI announced today that V-BAT achieved the highest European Union Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) authorization issued to date in Europe for unmanned maritime operations and completed a pilot project with Frontex, the Europea
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Stack modernity
80/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
Python
95 jobs
Required
$220k
+22% vs market
C++
90 jobs
Required
$245k
+22% vs market
CI/CD
45 jobs
Required
$235k
+47% vs market
AI Agents
31 job
Required
$245k
+11% vs market
SolidWorks
28 jobs
Required
$173k
+5% vs market
Docker
23 jobs
Required
$245k
+62% vs market
Motion Planning
19 jobs
Required
$281k
+19% vs market
Kubernetes
17 jobs
Required
$230k
+29% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
20%
CI/CD
16%
AWS
16%
JavaScript
15%
SQL
14%
Kubernetes
14%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
Amazon ECS
Aug 2026
Knowledge Graph
Aug 2026
Amazon S3
Aug 2026
OpenAI Codex
Aug 2026
GitHub
Aug 2026
Red Teaming
Aug 2026
AI Agents
Aug 2026
Human-in-the-Loop
Aug 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$229k
Typical range
$102k – $412k
Open positions
163
159
Jobs
Junior
5%
Middle
8.8%
Senior
30.2%
Staff
46.5%
Principal
5%
Architect
4.4%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 8 | $122k | $114k – $130k |
| Middle | 14 | $135k | $105k – $250k |
| Senior | 48 | $180k | $102k – $380k |
| Staff | 74 | $240k | $160k – $351k |
| Principal | 8 | $335k | $260k – $412k |
| Architect | 7 | $314k | $230k – $340k |
Highest paying role
Principal Engineer, State Estimation (Dallas, TX)
$412k
Normalized to USD per year
Products
X-BAT
X-BAT is a vertical take-off autonomous jet aircraft designed for strike and air-to-air missions without a runway. It extends the company's line from small reconnaissance craft to high-end combat roles.
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Hivemind Enterprise
Hivemind Enterprise packages the autonomy stack as developer tools other manufacturers can build on. It lets defence primes add autonomy to their own platforms rather than starting from scratch.
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Nova
Nova is a small autonomous quadcopter built to explore and map buildings and tunnels with no operator input. It was the company's first fielded product, used to clear structures ahead of troops.
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V-BAT
V-BAT is a vertical take-off and landing aircraft that needs no runway or launcher and fits in the back of a vehicle. It is used for reconnaissance and targeting by United States and allied units.
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Hivemind
Hivemind is Shield AI's autonomy stack that pilots aircraft without GPS or a remote operator. It has flown fighter jets, quadcopters and fixed-wing drones using the same underlying software.
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People
Andrew Reiter
Co-Founder
Andrew Reiter co-founded Shield AI and built its early autonomy and robotics engineering. His work established the technical basis for the Hivemind stack.
Ryan Tseng
Co-Founder
Ryan Tseng co-founded Shield AI with his brother and led it as chief executive through its growth into a major defence supplier. He previously founded the wireless charging company WiPower.
Brandon Tseng
Co-Founder & President
Brandon Tseng co-founded Shield AI after serving as a United States Navy SEAL and drives its product and government strategy. His operational experience shaped the company's focus on autonomy in denied environments.
Growth
Hiring Momentum
62/100
Growing
Open positions
193
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
101 days
faster than 16% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
08/31/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
37%
QA
16% ▲
Hardware
13%
AI/ML
6% ▼
Robotics
6% ▼
Executive
3% ▲
Actively hiring for Backend (+14 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: San Mateo
Aug 2026
New location: Boston
Aug 2026
New location: Lviv
Aug 2026
New location: Seattle
Aug 2026
New location: Wichita
Aug 2026
New location: San Diego
Aug 2026
New location: Kyiv
Aug 2026
New location: New Delhi
Aug 2026
New location: Melbourne
Aug 2026
New location: Washington
Aug 2026
New location: Taipei
Aug 2026
New location: London
Aug 2026
Jobs
≈ $89k – $193k per year (Estimated) • In office • Internship • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • London
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Python
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In office • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • London
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$200k – $300k per year • In office • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Washington
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In office • Internship • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • London
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$230k – $350k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
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$240k – $350k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
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Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5339)
Verified live · 11 hours ago 5 days ago$160k – $240k per year • In office • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
C++
Python
AI Agents
Robotics
Motion Planning
Swarm Robotics
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Senior Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration & Test (R5606)
Verified live · 11 hours ago 5 days agoIn office • Internship • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Kyiv
C++
Python
ArduPilot
MAVLink
QGroundControl
ROS
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Staff Engineer, Test Integration, Modelling and Simulation (R5601)
Verified live · 11 hours ago 5 days ago≈ $88k – $191k per year (Estimated) • In office • Internship • 7+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • London
C++
Python
C
CMake
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C
ZeroMQ
Databases
ActiveMQ
DevOps
CI/CD
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$150k – $230k per year • In office • Full-Time • San Diego
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$120k – $180k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Seattle
Python
NumPy
Pandas
SciPy
Analytics
Matplotlib
Plotly
Design
SolidWorks
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≈ $124k – $258k per year (Estimated) • In office • Internship • Melbourne
C++
Python
TypeScript
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
CI/CD
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Financials
Total raised
$735M
Latest round
Series G
Funding rounds
4
Investors
5
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series G | 2025 | $240M | $5.3B |
| Series F | 2024 | $240M | $2.7B |
| Series E | 2022 | $165M | $2.3B |
| Series D | 2021 | $90M | — |
Key Investors
Hanwha
The Korean industrial group Hanwha invested in Shield AI and partnered on regional deployment of its aircraft. Its aerospace arm builds defence systems for allied markets.
hanwha.com
Point72 Ventures
Point72 Ventures participated in Shield AI's earlier growth financings. The firm invests across defence, fintech and enterprise technology.
point72.com
US Innovative Technology Fund
The US Innovative Technology Fund co-led Shield AI's Series F round. The fund backs companies working on national security relevant technology.
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Riot Ventures
Riot Ventures has backed Shield AI across several rounds. The Los Angeles firm invests in hard technology and defence companies.
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Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz co-led Shield AI's 2024 financing at a valuation near three billion dollars. The firm invests heavily in defence and industrial technology.
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