Software Engineer, Real-Time Generalist

Swarm Aero is hiring a Software Engineer, Real-Time Generalist to help build Legion, its Command & Control platform for coordinating large swarms of heterogeneous aircraft. The role spans real-time distributed systems, operator interfaces, collaborative mission planning, and end-to-end feature development for aircraft operations over intermittent communications.

Responsibilities:

• 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 that allows operators to control large numbers of aircraft simultaneously, including through degraded or intermittent communications
• Create new ways to represent and interact with vehicle telemetry, sensor data, mission schedules, crew resources, data links, and other complex operational information
• Take ambiguous operational problems from first principles to deployed capability, often without an existing playbook to follow
• Own major features end to end, from system design and technical architecture through implementation, testing, and deployment
• Work closely with operators, designers, and engineers across software, autonomy, and aircraft systems
• Ship early and iterate quickly, supported by strong CI/CD, QA, and DevSecOps practices

Requirements:

• 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
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, 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. Department of State
• 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 preferred but not required