Vice President, Software

The role

The VP of Software will own the Legion swarm command and control software end to end. You will lead a team spanning autonomy, mission software, full-stack engineering, product management, and design to set technical roadmaps and product strategy.

What you will do

• Own Legion's roadmap, architecture, and delivery
• Lead and grow a team of engineers, PMs, and designers
• Partner with the CEO, Aircraft and Mission teams, Customers, and Investors
• Set technical standards for autonomy and swarm software
• Drive engineering execution including sprint planning and code quality
• Recruit and retain software talent
• Establish engineering-to-field feedback loops
• Represent Legion in technical reviews and customer briefings
• Drive early adoption of leading AI tools

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of software experience
• At least 4 years leading teams in complex technical domains
• Ability to lead across SaaS, product, embedded, and autonomy
• Experience shipping software that operates in the real world under real constraints
• Strong engineering and product intuition
• Track record of scaling software organizations
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and move fast
• Clear communicator
• Success adopting frontier AI tools into cross-functional teams

Nice to have

• 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, for example as a startup founder

Benefits

• Meaningful equity
• Competitive base salary
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
• PTO and paid sick leave
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Daily catered lunch (office)
• Paid parental leave

Before you apply

• Applicant 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. Depart

About the company

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