Vice President, Software

🕒 August 17

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $230k - $450k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Vice President

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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

• Own Legion's roadmap, architecture, and delivery across autonomy, mission software, C2, full-stack engineering, product, design, and forward deployed software • Lead and grow a team of engineers, PMs, and designers; define org structure, hiring priorities, and team operating cadence • Partner directly with the CEO, Aircraft and Mission teams, Customers, and Investors on product strategy, requirements and roadmap, and system integration • Set technical standards for autonomy and swarm software, including real-time systems, multi-agent coordination, and field-deployed tooling • Drive rigorous engineering execution: sprint planning, code quality, system reliability, and release discipline • Recruit and retain exceptional software talent; build the hiring machine for Legion's next phase of growth • Establish engineering-to-field feedback loops with Forward Deployed Engineers to continuously improve system performance in operational environments • Represent Legion in technical reviews, customer briefings, and program engagements • Drive early adoption of leading AI tools across the Legion team, and at team interfaces • Report directly to the CEO • Lead teams spanning autonomy, mission software, full-stack engineering, forward deployed engineering, product management, and design • Define technical roadmap and product strategy, make architectural decisions, scale the team, and define how Legion operates

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of software experience • At least 4 years leading teams in complex technical domains • Demonstrated ability to lead across SaaS, product, embedded, and autonomy software disciplines • Experience shipping software operating in the real world under real constraints, such as aerospace, robotics, defense, or adjacent domains • Strong engineering and product intuition, including reading code, reviewing designs, challenging architecture decisions, defining requirements, and maintaining high standards • Track record of scaling software organizations through hiring, developing, and retaining top talent • Ability to operate in ambiguity and move quickly without sacrificing reliability or safety • Clear communication skills to align cross-functional stakeholders • Success adopting frontier AI tools into cross-functional teams • Background in autonomous systems, unmanned vehicles, or multi-agent software architectures • Experience with defense programs, government customers, or ITAR-controlled development environments • Familiarity with ROS, PX4, or real-time embedded software ecosystems • Active security clearance or prior experience in a cleared development environment • Entrepreneurial experience, such as startup founder • Legal authorization to work in the United States • Must meet citizenship requirements to obtain a U.S. security clearance • Ability to obtain or maintain work authorization without visa sponsorship, as addressed in the application form

🏖️ 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 • Competitive base salary and meaningful equity at an early-stage defense-tech company with strong institutional backing • The opportunity to build and lead a software organization building the swarming future of air power and national security • A small, high-trust, rapidly growing team where your decisions have direct impact on what gets built and how