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Swarm Aero

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2022

🚀 Aerospace

🎖️ Defense

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 Seed on 2024-09

Aerospace • Defense • Manufacturing

Swarm Aero is a developer and manufacturer of uncrewed aerial systems built from the ground up for swarming operations. The company combines on-aircraft autonomy, a universal swarm node (sensor mesh and edge compute), and swarm-scale command-and-control so small teams can mobilize large numbers of UAVs in communications-limited or contested environments. Swarm Aero emphasizes high-rate composite manufacturing and concurrent factory design to scale production, and pursues both defense-focused applications (payloads in contested environments, detecting/tracking mobile assets, security/defense in depth) and civilian uses (cargo delivery, disaster response, resilient communications, environmental observation). The leadership team includes experienced aerospace engineers, high-production manufacturing leads, and senior military advisors.

📋 Description

• Build and own critical software integrations that bring our C2 systems to life in customer environments -- from initial deployment through production reliability across diverse hardware configurations and operational contexts • Debug complex distributed systems issues in the field, analyzing logs, network traffic, and system performance to resolve failures fast and with minimal support • Contribute to core service development alongside the engineering team, bringing field insight back into the product and shipping improvements that make a direct operational difference • Write code daily across the full stack -- solving customer-specific integration challenges, contributing to core service development, and building monitoring and reliability solutions that hold up in the field • Support continuous operational environments, including non-standard hours, on-call response, and rotational coverage aligned to mission tempo • Travel domestically and internationally (up to 75%) to test sites and customer locations -- deploying software, troubleshooting issues in the field, and feeding hard-won requirements back to engineering • Collaborate with U.S. military and government program offices on-site and remotely, translating complex operational requirements into software solutions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated ability • Strong proficiency in at least one major programming language (Python, C/C++, Golang, or Java) • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals: NAT, DNS/mDNS, UDP/TCP protocols, multicast, and firewall configuration • Experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting • Proven debugging skills across complex software systems -- you know how to read logs, use debuggers, and trace issues systematically • Excellent communication skills for engaging with U.S. government and military customers and internal engineering teams • Willingness and ability to travel 60% of the time, both domestically and internationally, including to remote or restricted-access locations • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance. Active Secret clearance preferred but not required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience • Medical, dental, vision, and 401k • PTO and paid sick leave • Monthly wellness stipend • Daily catered lunch (office) • Paid parental leave • Direct impact on a critical national security mission • A world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems