Swarm Aero - Forward Deployed Engineer (Remote)

deCircle; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Paraform is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with U.S. military and government customers, owning the technical success of Swarm Aero's C2 systems in live environments.

You will deploy, troubleshoot, and extend production code on-site, often in high-pressure situations, collaborating with operators and core engineering. Expect substantial travel and a mix of software and field operations.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of full-stack software engineering and/or forward-deployed engineering.
• Experience embedding with government or military customers is a plus.
• Proven ability to diagnose and fix complex distributed systems in the field.
• Comfort with deploying software in high-stakes environments and under pressure.
• Willingness to travel 50-75% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and integrate C2 software on-site with military operators (domestic and international travel).
• Perform break-fix troubleshooting and rapid code development in the field; gather operator requirements and ship updates quickly.
• Collaborate with drone operators; potentially fly assets during live missions.
• Provide field feedback to core engineering to influence product improvements.
• Operate autonomously in ambiguous, resource-constrained environments.

Skills

Go

React

Python

C/C++

Java

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Tools

Golang

React

Python

C/C++

Java

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Source: Paraform - https://www.paraform.com/share/swarm-aero/cmqraxsp6000z0dkyrnfwvhsv (NOTE: Paraform shows this role as not accepting new applications as of 2026-10-12)

Compensation: $180,000-$240,000 + competitive equity.

Location: US-based remote (listed San Francisco); 50-75% domestic and international travel to coastal/water-adjacent sites. Visa: not open to any visas (US citizen / Green Card).

About this role

Forward Deployed Engineer with 5-7 years of experience to embed directly with U.S. military and government customers and own the technical success of Swarm Aero's C2 systems in live operational environments. Equal parts software engineer and field operator: writing production code, debugging distributed systems under pressure, and deploying software in high-stakes contexts.

What will you be doing?

• Deploy and integrate C2 software on-site with military operators, domestic and international (50-75% travel)

• 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 (hardware, code, technician work)

Tech stack

Golang, React, Python, C/C++, Java, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD

About Swarm Aero

Building the largest swarming UAV and swarming aircraft network, plus C2 software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets. Team from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer, Blue Origin, Boom. 12 employees, founded 2022, $59M total funding.

• 5-7 years full-stack software engineering and/or forward-deployed engineering

• US citizen or Green Card holder

• Comfortable with 50-75% travel