Software Engineer, Real-Time Systems (Early Career)
Swarm Aero2 hours ago
Remote, United StatesEntry Level
Base Salary
$190k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and ship features for the Command & Control system directing heterogeneous aircraft swarms.
- Develop systems that maintain state and remain responsive when communications degrade or fail.
- Work across interface and service layers to solve the most pressing technical problems.
- Prototype representations and controls for vehicle telemetry, sensor data, and scheduling.
- Own features end to end from problem definition through design, implementation, and deployment.
- Deliver software with CI/CD, QA, and DevSecOps practices.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent self-taught depth.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, networking, and systems.
- Evidence of independently building technically challenging projects such as a renderer, emulator, game, compiler, multiplayer server, robotics project, or substantial open-source contribution.
- Ability to write code across multiple layers of the stack.
- Competitive programming experience such as ICPC, IOI, Codeforces, USACO, or Putnam is a differentiator.
- Game development, simulation, performance-sensitive software, real-time or distributed systems, graphics, video streaming protocols, or geospatial application experience is valued.
- Working fluency in Go, C++, or Rust is valued.
- Applicants must satisfy the stated ITAR eligibility requirements.
Benefits
- Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company.
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
- Paid time off and paid sick leave.
- Monthly wellness stipend.
- Daily catered lunch at the office.
- Paid parental leave.
- Opportunity for direct impact on a critical 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.