Swarm Aero

Swarm Aero is redefining air power with its innovative UAV swarms designed for efficiency and effectiveness in contested environments. Their Universal Swarm Node integrates sensor mesh and edge computing, enabling collaborative autonomy for thousands of uncrewed vehicles. The company focuses on advanced manufacturing processes and materials to achieve high production rates, allowing rapid deployment of air, sea, and ground assets. With a leadership team experienced in building billion-dollar startups and a commitment to mission-level autonomy, Swarm Aero is positioned to transform military operations and enhance national defense capabilities.

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Swarm Aero

Advanced ManufacturingAIAutonomyDefenseLogisticsMilitarySwarmingUAVswarmaero.com

HQLos Angeles, US

Team Size46

Open Jobs59

Total Funding-

Latest Fundraise2 years ago

TL;DR

Founded: 2022

Headquarters: Los Angeles, California

Focus: Autonomous swarm systems for uncrewed vehicles (air/sea/ground)

Notable investors: Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Coatue, Construct Capital, Susa Ventures

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Autonomous systems and swarm coordination for defense and mission-critical operations in communications-limited/contested environments.

Founded

2022

Industry

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Funding Track Record

Pre-Seed- 2022-05-01

Listed on Crunchbase as a Pre-Seed round

Seed- 2024-08-03

Listed on Crunchbase as a Seed round (amount obfuscated)

Investor Signal

“Investors include Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Coatue, Construct Capital, Susa Ventures and additional individual/backer groups”

Founders

What we do

TL;DR

Company Overview

Funding Track Record

Founders

What we do

Swarm Aero

Advanced ManufacturingAIAutonomyDefenseLogisticsMilitarySwarmingUAVswarmaero.com

Swarm Aero

Advanced ManufacturingAIAutonomyDefenseLogisticsMilitarySwarmingUAVswarmaero.com

HQLos Angeles, US

Team Size46

Open Jobs59

Total Funding-

Latest Fundraise2 years ago

TL;DR

Founded: 2022

Headquarters: Los Angeles, California

Focus: Autonomous swarm systems for uncrewed vehicles (air/sea/ground)

Notable investors: Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Coatue, Construct Capital, Susa Ventures

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Company Overview

Problem Domain

Autonomous systems and swarm coordination for defense and mission-critical operations in communications-limited/contested environments.

Founded

2022

Industry

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Funding Track Record

Pre-Seed- 2022-05-01

Listed on Crunchbase as a Pre-Seed round

Seed- 2024-08-03

Listed on Crunchbase as a Seed round (amount obfuscated)

Investor Signal

“Investors include Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Coatue, Construct Capital, Susa Ventures and additional individual/backer groups”

Founders

What we do

Related Companies

Company	HQ	Industry	Total Funding
Firestorm	🇺🇸San Diego, US	DeepTechManufacturingTransportation	$68M
Praetorian Aeronautics	🇦🇺Adelaide, AU	DeepTechManufacturing	-
Safran Defense & Space Inc.	🇺🇸US	DeepTechManufacturingTransportation	-
MORSE Corp	🇺🇸Cambridge, US	DeepTechInformation TechnologyManufacturingSoftware	-
VECROS	🇮🇳Bengaluru, IN	DeepTechHardwareManufacturing	$284K

Join the Team

Software Engineer, Full Stack

RemoteUS

Remote • US

Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and 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 heterogenous 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.

As a Software Engineer, Full Stack at Swarm Aero, you will fly the largest drone swarm and the largest swarming drone in the world by building the UAV Command & Control (C2) platform of the future. Utilizing a mix of open source and custom components, your software will give operators the ability to plan and execute missions at scale for a networked aircraft swarm.

Teeming tracks opportunities at over 24,000 AI startups, then works with you to find (and land) the one you'll love.

Backend Developer

Full-timeLondon, GB

Full-time • London, GB

Frontend Developer

Part-timeMunich, DE

Part-time • Munich, DE

DevOps Engineer

Part-timeJerusalem

Part-time • Jerusalem

Software Engineer

InternshipMunich, DE

Internship • Munich, DE

Technical Writer

Full-timeRotterdam, NL

Full-time • Rotterdam, NL

Software Engineer

InternshipAustin, US

Internship • Austin, US

Architect a frontend for a Command & Control (C2) system for heterogeneous aircraft swarms
Build distributed, collaborative real-time infrastructure for controlling large numbers of aircraft in real-time with intermittent communications
Develop and test new user interface concepts for swarming UAVs for representing data like vehicle telemetry, sensor data, scheduling, crew resources, data link management and more
Own key new full stack features from design to deployment
Ship great software early & often with excellent CICD, QA, DevSecOps

What You’ve Done

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
4+ years building complex full-stack software applications with significant frontend and backend contributions
Familiarity with UI/UX design principles and tools to create user-friendly and appealing user interfaces
Experience implementing web-based user interfaces using React or similar frontend frameworks

What Sets You Apart

Experience in developing both immediate mode (games, simulation, etc) and retained mode UIs
Experience with performance sensitive application development
Familiarity with video streaming protocols
Familiarity with WebGL/OpenGL
Working familiarity with C++
Experience working with geospatial applications

Compensation $195,000 - $250,000 + Equity

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and trustworthy work environment, Swarm Aero conducts a thorough screening of prospective employees. Candidates will be subject to a comprehensive background verification process as a prerequisite for employment.

To conform to U.S. Government controlled technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.