# Software Engineer, Real-Time Generalist at Swarm Aero

- Company: Swarm Aero
- What the company does: Swarm Aero is an aerospace and defense company that develops large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms to operate in coordinated drone swarms for defense, logistics, and sensing missions. Backed by Purple Arch Ventures.
- Company website: https://swarm.aero
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $190K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-13
- Apply by: 2026-11-27
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/swarmaero/0ab05da6-7a1b-4632-b08f-0ef663efb33f?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/swarm-aero-software-engineer-real-time-generalist/

## About the role

Most full stack roles ask you to move pixels around a dashboard. This one asks you to help architect the system that controls the largest drone swarm on the planet. You’ll join the team building Legion, Swarm Aero’s Command & Control platform. Legion enables a single operator to plan, direct, and execute missions across a networked swarm of heterogeneous aircraft in real time, over intermittent communications, and at a scale nobody else in the industry is attempting. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Swarm Aero is an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse backgrounds and experiences and make employment decisions without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability
- What We Offer
- Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
- PTO and paid sick leave

Tags: Legion

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