Software Engineer, Real-Time Generalist

The role

You will help architect and build the full stack of a Command & Control system for directing large swarms of heterogeneous aircraft. The work involves designing foundational systems, real-time infrastructure, and interfaces for vehicle telemetry and mission planning.

What you will do

• Help architect and build the full stack of a Command & Control system directing large swarms of heterogeneous aircraft
• Design the foundational systems, technical patterns, and interfaces that will shape Legion as it scales
• Build collaborative, real-time infrastructure for controlling large numbers of aircraft simultaneously
• Create new ways to represent and interact with vehicle telemetry, sensor data, mission schedules, crew resources, and data links
• Take ambiguous operational problems from first principles to deployed capability
• Own major features end to end from design through implementation, testing, and deployment
• Work closely with operators, designers, and engineers across software, autonomy, and aircraft systems
• Ship early and iterate quickly using CI/CD, QA, and DevSecOps practices

Required qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 4+ years building complex full stack applications with real frontend and backend depth
• Strong UI/UX instincts and the tools to back them up
• Built production web interfaces with React or a comparable modern framework
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience with both immediate mode (games, simulation) and retained mode UI paradigms
• A track record with performance-sensitive application development
• Familiarity with video streaming protocols
• WebGL/OpenGL experience
• Experience with geospatial applications
• Active Secret clearance

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

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of St
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance

About the company

Swarm Aero is building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The team has experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.