• Create Reference Implementations: Create reference implementations for potential future products or product components, by integrating new hardware platforms, sensor suits, simulators and concepts of operation with the Hivemind SDK (C++) for commercial applications, with a focus on autonomy (“Pilot”) and simulation (part of “Forge”) • Iterate Rapidly with Customer Feedback: Demonstrate developed architectures as solutions to the customer and gather feedback; iterate. • Explore Future Technologies: Explore and evaluate future hardware and software technologies that are relevant to Shield AI’s product roadmap and potentially high-ROI, but beyond the scope of current Direct and IRAD projects in engineering. • Identify areas of technical debt across the stack, analyze and synthesize solutions and paths towards achieving them.

• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services using C#, .NET Core, Entity Framework, and Web API. • Apply software architecture patterns like Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and CQRS to build modular and scalable systems. • Work directly with SQL Server—designing databases, writing stored procedures, optimizing queries, and tuning performance. • Use Entity Framework (EF Core or EF6) for ORM and data access. • Write clean, testable, and maintainable code with proper documentation. • Take full ownership of testing your own code—unit, integration, and performance testing—as part of a Shift Left / No QA team setup. • Collaborate with product managers and other teams to understand requirements and deliver customer-focused features. • Use AI development tools (required)—including GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar—to assist with code generation, refactoring, documentation, and development speed.

• Write efficient and readable code based on technical requirements. • Troubleshoot, debug, maintain, and improve existing software. • Test and deploy applications and programs. • Collaborate with developers, testers, product owners, and other teams. • Design and build front-end interfaces using React. • Contribute to architectural design and decision-making.

• Develop and execute high-impact product marketing strategies. • Work closely with the product team to align marketing initiatives with roadmaps and priorities. • Drive PhpStorm’s market positioning and messaging, articulating clear differentiation against alternative IDEs and AI-powered development tools. • Measure, analyze, and optimize marketing performance using data-driven insights. • Together with the Developer Advocacy team, build and strengthen relationships with influencers, contributors, and the PHP community. • Manage marketing budget allocation and track expenses. • Support the product team at PHP-related conferences.