VP, Swarm Software & C2 Systems

Swarmaero; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive base salary

Health, dental, vision, and 401k

PTO and paid sick leave

Job summary

Swarm Aero is seeking a VP of Software to own Legion, the world’s leading swarm command & control software. You’ll report to the CEO and lead autonomy, mission software, full-stack engineering, product, design, and forward deployed software.

You will set the technical roadmap, scale the team, and define how Legion operates while collaborating with customers, investors, and leadership to shape the future of drone swarms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software experience with at least 4 years leading teams in complex technical domains.
• Demonstrated ability to lead across multiple software disciplines: SaaS, product, embedded, and autonomy.
• Experience shipping software that operates in the real world under real constraints in aerospace/defense domains.
• Track record of scaling software organizations: hiring, developing, retaining top talent.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and move fast without sacrificing reliability or safety.

Responsibilities

• Own Legion's roadmap, architecture, and delivery across autonomy, mission software, C2, full-stack engineering, product, design, and forward deployed software.
• Lead and grow a team of engineers, PMs, and designers; define org structure, hiring priorities, and team operating cadence.
• Partner with CEO, Aircraft and Mission teams, Customers, and Investors on product strategy, requirements and roadmap.
• Set technical standards for autonomy and swarm software, including real-time systems and multi-agent coordination.
• Drive engineering execution: sprint planning, code quality, system reliability, and release discipline.
• Recruit and retain exceptional software talent; build the hiring machine for Legion's growth.
• Establish field feedback loops with Forward Deployed Engineers to improve system performance.
• Represent Legion in technical reviews, customer briefings, and program engagements.
• Drive early adoption of frontier AI tools across the Legion team.

Skills

Software leadership

Cross-domain experience

SaaS / embedded / autonomy

Stakeholder alignment

AI tools adoption

Tools

ROS

PX4

Job description

Swarm Aero is seeking a VP of Software to own Legion, the world’s leading swarm command & control software. You’ll report to the CEO and lead autonomy, mission software, full-stack engineering, product, design, and forward deployed software.

You will set the technical roadmap, scale the team, and define how Legion operates while collaborating with customers, investors, and leadership to shape the future of drone swarms.