Field-Ready Software Engineer — Defense C2 Systems

Swarmaero; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in a high-growth defense tech

Medical, dental, vision

401k matching

PTO and paid sick leave

Monthly wellness stipend

Daily catered lunch (office)

Parental leave

Meaningful impact on national security

Job summary

Swarm Aero is seeking a software engineer to deploy and integrate our C2 systems in diverse customer environments. You will own critical software integrations, debug complex distributed systems in the field, and contribute to core service development that directly affects operational readiness.

You will work with U.S. military and government customers on-site and remotely, translating complex requirements into robust software solutions while supporting on-call rotations and non-standard hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, C/C++, Golang or Java.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and Linux scripting.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Oxnard, California.

Responsibilities

• Build and own software integrations for C2 systems in customer environments from deployment to production reliability.
• Debug complex distributed systems by analyzing logs, network traffic, and performance metrics.
• Contribute to core service development and translate field insights into product improvements.
• Write code daily across the full stack and develop monitoring/reliability solutions.
• Support on-call rotations and irregular hours aligned to mission tempo.
• Collaborate with U.S. military and government program offices on-site and remotely.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Golang

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Swarm Aero is seeking a software engineer to deploy and integrate our C2 systems in diverse customer environments. You will own critical software integrations, debug complex distributed systems in the field, and contribute to core service development that directly affects operational readiness.

You will work with U.S. military and government customers on-site and remotely, translating complex requirements into robust software solutions while supporting on-call rotations and non-standard hours.