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# Deployment and Test Engineer at Swoop Technologies

- **Company:** Swoop Technologies
- **Location:** Rome, Italy
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-03-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/swoop/1e98702a-7541-447f-87e3-8b661c831e1a

## Job description

About Swoop:

Swoop Technologies has a mission to organize and make accessible the world’s military and critical infrastructure. We are building a distributed operating system, SwoopOS, that decomposes the world’s equipment into a distributed robotic embodiment upon which a new generation of distributed systems, autonomous systems, and agentic AI can be built and deployed using our SDK, Valhalla, and operated via our browser, Surf. Imagine the world’s equipment - consisting of the electrical grid, communications architectures, manufacturing facilities, and militaries as a trapped supply of inputs possessing the potential to ensure Western military advantage, sovereign control of economically competitive manufacturing capacity, or the creation of a grid that fosters energy dominance. Swoop is liberating these trapped assets, allowing them to contribute to the world’s future as a series of building blocks to be combined at the speed of software, limited by only the hard constraints of physics and the soft constraints of safety. That is what Swoop is building. Not in the data center or cloud or edge on-premise computing node. In the physical world.

Impact:

As a member of our Deployment and Test Engineering team, you will operate as a critical link between our cutting edge technology development and real world operational deployment. The deployment, integration, and sustainment of Swoop technology, for mission critical customers, will usher in the advancement and reduction of time fielding these capabilities. You’ll work alongside Product and DevOps engineers to create successful technical outcomes for our customers, continuously improve our technology, and ensure post deployment that processes and deployment readiness are always evolving.

What You’ll Do:

- Coordinate and execute software deployments across multiple environments (staging, testing, production)
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to plan and schedule deployment activities
- Implement and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- Monitor and troubleshoot deployment processes to ensure smooth execution and timely delivery. Address and resolve any issues or failures in deployment processes
- Automate deployment tasks where possible to reduce manual intervention and increase efficiency
- Ensure version control and proper documentation of deployment procedures and configurations
- Perform post-deployment testing to ensure functionality and performance are as expected
- Maintain and update deployment tools and scripts to improve reliability and automation
- Provide support to the development team in testing, validating, and deploying application changes
- Work with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) to manage deployments and configurations
- Ensure compliance with security and operational standards during deployments
- Provide regular status updates on deployment progress and potential risks to stakeholders

You Should Have:

- Active US Secret Security clearance
- 3-5+ years experience delivering, integrating, or operating technology solutions in DoD network environments (deployment, release engineering, or related roles)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose product issues, determine root cause, troubleshoot, implement fixes, and escalate when necessary; detail-oriented with the ability to translate technical findings into actionable outcomes
- Strong grasp of OSI networking principles, both in general and within DoD-specific contexts
- Ability to operate independently with technical and non-technical parties, in dynamically changing environments, bringing excellent collaboration and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments and handle deployment issues under pressure; Demonstrated adaptability and success operating in resource-constrained environments
- Expertise and experience with various technologies across: CI/CD tools, containerization technology, version control systems, cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, and monitoring tools
- Ability and interest to travel as needed. Up to 50%, but requirements may vary

Bonus if you have:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Experience writing and/or readability in Python, C, Rust, or Assembly code.
- Scripting experience in Bash, Python, PowerShell, etc
- Knowledge of one or more of the following environments: Distributed Systems, Embedded Systems, Bare Metal environments, Hardware Virtualization
- Understanding and experience administering operating systems (RTOS, various Linux flavours, and Windows)
- Knowledge of databases and database deployment strategies

Swoop Technologies is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

## About Swoop Technologies

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Swoop Technologies builds a secure, distributed operating system (SwoopOS) that digitizes and orchestrates physical-world equipment—from military assets and electrical grids to manufacturing facilities—enabling programmable, autonomous operations at the edge.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding rounds; appears bootstrapped or early-stage)
- **Headquarters**: Lakeland / Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (company has active operations and a growing team)
- **Founders**: Paul Bottum (Founder & CEO) and Quinn Bottum (Co-Founder, President & CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Defense, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, distributed computing, autonomous systems
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily government/military (USSOCOM, etc.) and industrial sectors (energy, manufacturing, supply chain)
- **Mission**: “To organize and make accessible the world’s military and critical infrastructure” — liberating trapped physical assets into programmable building blocks.

## Products & Services
- **SwoopOS**: A secure, distributed operating system that decomposes physical equipment into a distributed robotic embodiment. It provides an integration plane and distributed computing domain to solve interoperability, bloat, and networking challenges across heterogeneous, multi-generational infrastructure.
- **Valhalla SDK**: Software development kit for building and deploying distributed systems, autonomous systems, and agentic AI on top of SwoopOS.
- **Surf**: A browser-based interface to operate and manage the SwoopOS environment.
- **Cybersecurity & Edge Solutions**: Cybersecurity capabilities embedded in the OS, enabling secure data handling and autonomous action at the edge (where data is produced/consumed).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Headcount of ~36 employees (with strong growth in job postings: +566.7% YoY); revenue not publicly available
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No investors disclosed. Talent sources include Volaris Capital Management, PwC, Deloitte, Booz Allen Hamilton, USSOCOM, Microsoft — suggesting deep ties to defense and consulting ecosystems.
- **Growth Signals**: Active job postings (20+), rapid quarterly hiring increase (+81.8%), technology already deployed in “some of the world’s most sophisticated environments.”

## Competitive Advantages
- **Foundational approach**: SwoopOS operates at the OS level, not just the application layer, providing a unified solution for legacy infrastructure, distributed computing, and security.
- **Defense & critical infrastructure focus**: Purpose-built for environments where reliability, security, and real-time control are non-negotiable.
- **Technical depth**: Heavy engineering team (56% technical), proprietary stack (Kubernetes, PyTorch, NVIDIA, Terraform, GitLab, etc.), and experience with high-assurance systems (cleared positions common).

## Strategic Focus
- **Digitizing the physical world**: Moving beyond cloud/edge to directly program physical assets (grids, factories, military equipment).
- **Autonomous action at the edge**: Enabling search and analysis to result in automated, real-world actions rather than just insights.
- **Scaling the team**: Rapid hiring in engineering, cloud systems, and program management, with a strong preference for cleared personnel.

## Why Work Here
- **Meaningful mission**: Work on technology that directly impacts national security, energy resilience, and industrial modernization.
- **Autonomy & challenge**: The company emphasizes “meaningful challenges” and gives engineers autonomy to solve them.
- **Hybrid/Remote flexibility**: Multiple office locations (Saint Paul, MN; Rome, NY; Minneapolis, MN) and remote options for some roles (e.g., Cloud Systems Engineer remote, others hybrid or in-office).
- **Engineering culture**: High concentration of technical talent, modern tooling, and opportunities to work on low-level systems, distributed computing, and AI/LLM infrastructure.
- **Growth trajectory**: Rapid hiring signals a scaling organization; employees can grow with the company.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/swooptechnologies)
2. [Swoop Technologies Website](https://swooptech.com/)
3. [Built In](https://builtin.com/company/swoop-technologies)
4. [The Org](https://theorg.com/org/swoopsrch)

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