Head of Integration
Swarmer
Head of Integration
Swarmer
AI-driven mission control for drone swarms
Swarmer develops software that makes drones autonomous and allows them to operate together, in large, coordinated teams—no pilots needed. Our technology has been battle-tested in Ukraine—the world’s most intense proving ground for drone warfare.
In March 2026, we became the first Ukrainian defense startup to go public on NASDAQ, following a $15M Series A—the largest investment in a Ukrainian defense tech company since the start of the war.
Working at Swarmer means operating at the intersection of engineering rigor and frontline reality. The problems and environments are complex, and the stakes are very real. We built this software to enable democratic nations to defend themselves.
If you are motivated by building resilient systems that matter and by seeing the direct impact of your work, you’ll find purpose here.
We are looking for a Head of Integration—a technically grounded leader who will own and scale our integration function as we move from early-stage deployments into full operational tempo.
This role sits at the intersection of two critical domains:
Vendor integration—bringing third-party systems (video navigation, comms modules, and others) into our stack.
Customer integration—making our software run on our customers' platforms: aerial, ground, and maritime.
This position is for someone who can take chaos, structure it, and turn it into repeatable results—fast.
1. Vendor & Customer Integration
Manage end-to-end integration of third-party solutions into the Swarmer stack.
Own the integration of Swarmer's software onto customer platforms—aerial, ground, and maritime.
Lead R&D initiatives on new platform integrations and serve as the primary technical point of contact with hardware vendors.
2. Team Leadership & Process Development
Build and scale the integration org: define team structure, hire and develop leads, grow a team across multiple sub-teams.
Design and implement structured, predictable integration workflows to ensure consistent delivery timelines for every new customer onboarding.
Establish and maintain documentation standards across the function, including Jira, process documentation, and integration playbooks.
Strong technical background: solid working knowledge of embedded systems, Linux, and hardware platforms.
Experience managing engineering teams; comfortable leading multiple sub-teams and developing leads.
Hands-on experience at the intersection of software and hardware.
Systematic approach to work: ability to scope, estimate, and deliver.
Documentation discipline—Jira, process docs, integration playbooks.
Great organizational and communication skills: capable of aligning several stakeholders to drive project outcomes; effective cross-domain communication.
Stress resilience, fast problem-solving, persistence, and an ownership-driven mindset.
Excellent English level.
Senior embedded or Linux engineer background with a path into engineering management.
Experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, robotics, or other hardware-intensive industries.
Experience working with large hardware vendors.
Familiarity with UAV platforms and their technical stack.
Military or volunteer UAV experience.
Technical degree (electronics, robotics, aviation, or similar).
A dynamic environment with a unique opportunity to directly influence and see the impact of your work.
A mission-driven role in a company building technology that directly supports Ukrainian and global defense capabilities.
The opportunity to work on one of the most advanced and practically tested autonomy products in the defense-tech market.
Exposure to multiple domains: hardware, autonomy, operations.
Competitive salary, insurance, and legal benefits (reservation, etc).
A high-ownership culture where initiative, clarity, and execution matter more than bureaucracy.
✔️Recruiter Screen → ✔️Technical Interview → ✔️Management Interview → ✔️Security Check → ✔️Offer
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Swarmer provides an AI-based autonomy operating system for drone swarms, delivered as a B2B SaaS that lets a single operator manage many drones. The operator sets high-level goals and go/no-go approvals while the AI handles the coordination across the swarm, with support from Trident OS for secure data/video streaming, MINAS for multi-drone autonomy, and STYX for cross-unit command and control in GPS-denied or jammed environments. It is vendor-agnostic and designed for large-scale missions, differentiating itself by enabling one-to-many control with transparent, dependable AI that emphasizes safety and explainability, instead of tying customers to a single drone vendor. Swarmer aims to shift the paradigm from one human per drone to one human per swarm, delivering scalable, ethically guided drone orchestration suitable for defense, logistics, infrastructure, and emergency response.
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