Swarm Aero
Forward Deployed Engineer - Embedded
$180K–$240K
Oxnard · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated ability.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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.
About the job
Embeds with U.S. government and military customers to deploy, integrate, debug, and improve Swarm Aero’s command-and-control software in operational environments.
What you'll do
- Build and own software integrations and support deployments and production reliability across varied hardware and operational contexts.
- Debug field issues in distributed systems using logs, network traffic, and performance data; develop and ship fixes and reliability improvements.
- Work with government and military customers and internal engineers to translate operational requirements into software solutions; provide on-call and rotational coverage.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated ability.
- Proficiency in at least one of Python, C/C++, Golang, or Java; knowledge of networking fundamentals; experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting.
- Must be based in or willing to relocate to Oxnard, California, and eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Active Secret clearance.
- Experience with Docker or Kubernetes; distributed, real-time, or robotics systems; CI/CD; customer-facing engineering; defense, intelligence, or aerospace software; or constrained environments.
Pay
$180K – $240K (base salary)
Tools
Python, C/C++, Golang, Java, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
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