Software Engineer, Real-Time Systems – Early Career

🕒 August 22

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $170k - $220k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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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 ship features in the Command & Control system directing swarms of heterogeneous aircraft • Work on systems that maintain state and remain responsive when communications degrade or drop • Move between interface and backend service layers • Prototype ways to represent and control vehicle telemetry, sensor data, and scheduling • Take features from problem definition through design, implementation, and deployment • Ship frequently with CI/CD, QA, and DevSecOps

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent self-taught depth • Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, networking, and systems • Evidence of building technically challenging projects • Comfort writing code at more than one layer of the stack • Willingness to work on problems where the right answer is not known yet • Competitive programming background is an advantage • Game development, game jams, engine work, or simulation experience is an advantage • Performance-sensitive work experience is an advantage • Real-time or distributed systems experience is an advantage • Graphics experience with WebGL, OpenGL, Vulkan, or shaders is an advantage • Working fluency in Go, C++, or Rust is an advantage • Familiarity with video streaming protocols or geospatial applications is an advantage • Must satisfy ITAR requirements: U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations

🏖️ Benefits

• Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company • 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 • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience