Forward Deployed Engineer - Embedded
Swarm Aero20 hours ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$180k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and own software integrations for C2 systems from initial deployment through production reliability across varied hardware and operational environments.
- Debug complex distributed-system failures in the field using logs, network traffic analysis, debuggers, and performance investigation.
- Contribute to core service development and ship improvements informed by field operations.
- Write code across the full stack, including customer-specific integrations, core services, monitoring, and reliability solutions.
- Support continuous operational environments through non-standard hours, on-call response, and rotational coverage.
- Collaborate with U.S. military and government program offices to translate operational requirements into software solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated ability.
- Strong proficiency in at least one of Python, C, C++, Golang, or Java.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals including NAT, DNS/mDNS, UDP/TCP, multicast, and firewall configuration.
- Experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting.
- Must be based in or willing to relocate to Oxnard, California.
- Proven ability to debug complex software systems using logs, debuggers, and systematic issue tracing.
- Excellent communication skills for working with government and military customers and internal engineering teams.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance; active clearance is preferred but not required.
- Preferred experience includes Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, distributed systems, real-time systems, robotics software, deployment automation, customer-facing engineering, technical sales engineering, defense or aerospace software, and resource-constrained environments.
- Must satisfy the stated ITAR eligibility requirements.
Benefits
- Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company.
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
- PTO and paid sick leave.
- Monthly wellness stipend.
- Daily catered lunch at the office.
- Paid parental leave.
- Direct impact on a national security mission.
About Swarm Aero
Swarm Aero develops swarming unmanned aircraft and command-and-control software that coordinate thousands of heterogeneous autonomous drones for defense and national security operations. The privately held company, founded in 2022, is building an aircraft purpose-built for swarm deployments and a distributed perception and sensor-fusion stack to give operators a shared picture of the battlespace.