Forward Deployed Engineer

Job Description:

• Deploy and integrate C2 software on-site with military operators domestically and internationally
• Perform break-fix troubleshooting and rapid code development in the field
• Gather requirements from uniformed operators and ship same-day
• Work with drone operators, potentially flying assets in air, water, or land during live missions
• Feed field insights back to core engineering
• Operate autonomously in ambiguous, resource-constrained environments involving hardware, code, and technician work
• Embed directly with U.S. military and government customers
• Own the technical success of Swarm Aero's C2 systems in live operational environments

Requirements:

• 5-7 years full-stack software engineering and/or forward-deployed engineering experience
• US citizen or Green Card holder
• Comfortable with 50-75% travel
• Experience with Golang, React, Python, C/C++, Java, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD
• Ability to deploy and integrate C2 software on-site with military operators
• Ability to troubleshoot distributed systems and rapidly develop code in field environments
• Ability to gather requirements from uniformed operators and ship same-day
• Ability to work with drone operators and potentially fly assets in air, water, or land during live missions
• Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguous, resource-constrained environments

Benefits:

• Competitive equity