Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Swarm Aero1 month ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$180k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and own critical software integrations for C2 systems in customer environments through deployment and production reliability.
- Debug complex distributed-system failures in the field using logs, network traffic analysis, system performance analysis, and debugging tools.
- Contribute to core service development and ship product improvements informed by field requirements.
- Write code across the full stack, including customer integrations, core services, monitoring, and reliability solutions.
- Support continuous operational environments through non-standard hours, on-call response, and rotational coverage.
- Travel domestically and internationally to test sites and customer locations to deploy software and troubleshoot field issues.
- 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 NAT, DNS/mDNS, UDP/TCP protocols, multicast, and firewall configuration.
- Experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting.
- Proven ability to debug complex software systems using logs, debuggers, and systematic tracing.
- Strong communication skills for working with government and military customers and internal engineering teams.
- Ability and willingness to travel 60% of the time domestically and internationally, including to remote or restricted-access locations.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance; active clearance is preferred but not required.
- Preferred experience with Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, distributed systems, real-time systems, robotics software, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, customer-facing engineering, technical sales engineering, defense, intelligence, aerospace software, and resource-constrained environments.
Benefits
- Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company.
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience; no specific amount is stated.
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401k 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.
- The role requires approximately 60% travel, with the description also stating travel of up to 75% to domestic and international test sites and customer locations.