[Hiring] Software Engineer Intern @Swarm Aero

Role Description

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 internship involves owning a scoped project with a clear technical or business outcome, working directly with the people responsible for the system, and presenting what you built and learned at the end of the summer. The goal is to provide useful work with the support to do it well.

What You'll Do

• Build product features across frontend, backend, full-stack, real-time, or forward-deployed software
• Develop interfaces for telemetry, geospatial data, mission planning, scheduling, collaboration, or system health
• Build and operate backend services, APIs, event-driven systems, or data pipelines
• Write automated tests, improve developer tooling, and help ship production-quality software
• Support integration and test events, debug issues across services and networks, and turn what you learn into product improvements

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field, with graduation and enrollment requirements to be confirmed
• Strong programming fundamentals and experience building a substantial software project
• Experience with a modern frontend framework, backend language, systems language, or full-stack application
• Ability to explain technical tradeoffs, debug methodically, and write maintainable code

What Sets You Apart

• React, TypeScript, Go, Python, Rust, C++, or similar tools
• Distributed systems, networking, real-time applications, maps, games, simulation, or data visualization
• Linux, Docker, CI/CD, customer-facing engineering, or deployed project experience

What You Do Not Need

• Aerospace experience
• A perfect GPA
• A previous internship at a famous company

The Honest Version

The pace is fast, the problems will not arrive fully defined, and you may spend part of the summer learning why your first approach was wrong. We will expect you to ask questions, test your assumptions, document your work, and leave the project better than you found it.

ITAR Requirement

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant 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.

Benefits

• 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
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Daily catered lunch (office)
• Paid parental leave
• Direct impact on a critical national security mission
• A world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems

Company Description

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.