Software Engineer, Backend
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WHAT YOU'LL DO
Help architect the backend for a C2 system directing swarms of heterogeneous aircraft
Build distributed, collaborative real-time infrastructure for controlling large numbers of aircraft simultaneously, even when comms drop
Design and build the services that ingest, process, and distribute dense vehicle telemetry, sensor data, scheduling, crew resources, and data link management, much of it with no existing playbook to follow
Own backend features end to end, from design through deployment
Ship early, ship often, backed by strong CI/CD, QA, and DevSecOps
WHAT YOU'VE DONE
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
6+ years building complex backend systems with real distributed systems depth
Strong instincts for reliability, performance, and scalability, and the tools to back them up
Built and operated production backend services and APIs at scale
WHAT SETS YOU APART
Experience with real-time and event-driven distributed systems
A track record with performance-sensitive, high-throughput application development
Familiarity with messaging and streaming protocols
Experience operating systems under degraded or intermittent connectivity
Experience with geospatial data or applications
WHY THIS ROLE You'll be one of the earliest engineers shaping how humans command autonomous systems at scale, work that's currently being defined in real time, by a small team, with your fingerprints on the architecture. If you want to build the future of human-swarm interaction rather than maintain someone else's, this is that seat.
ITAR requirement
- 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.
- Swarm Aero is an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse backgrounds and experiences and make employment decisions without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability. What We Offer
- Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
- PTO and paid sick leave
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Daily catered lunch (office)
- Paid parental leave
- Direct impact on a critical national security mission
- A world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems
About Swarm Aero
Private aerospace-defense company building UAV swarms and command-and-control software for U.S. forces and allies.
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