Software Engineer, Autonomy

Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming, as well as the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results. The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic. About the Role We're looking for a Software Engineer, Autonomy to help define and own the autonomy architecture for the largest drone swarm in the world. This is a foundational technical role. You will set the architectural direction for the perception, planning, and control systems running onboard every vehicle in the swarm, and you will raise the bar for the autonomy engineers building around you. What You'll Do - Architect a next-generation autonomy stack that combines rigorous robotic foundations with cutting-edge agentic AI for onboard reasoning, adaptation, and swarm coordination. - Define the inter-robot and C2 communication protocols required to enable tactical swarm decision making on the edge. - Make and defend the hard technical tradeoffs: onboard vs. offboard compute, centralized vs. distributed decision making, determinism vs. adaptability. - Mentor and technically guide a growing team of robotics engineers. - Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, and set the standard for what good looks like. - Travel up to 25% of the time for onsite test and integration events. Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or related technical field. - 5+ years building and deploying autonomy software at a major aerospace company or serious autonomous vehicle program. - Tra