Skydio · 5 hours ago
Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $240K/yr
5+ years expSkydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, focusing on making the world a safer and more efficient place through the use of autonomous drones. As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, you will design and build core cloud and geospatial systems that power autonomous drone operations, enabling customers to manage and monitor large fleets and integrate drone operations into their workflows.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics
Responsibilities
Continually design and expand Skydio Cloud’s core data model and API for drones/docks and the data they produce. See our public API to see what’s possible
Build the core features of our customer facing web app, for example: over the air updates, real-time fleet health, photo and video asset management, security and permissioning, user and device management, and 3D reconstruction
Collaborate across functions (product managers, designers, engineers, and support) to design and deliver Skydio Cloud features that enable customers to scale
Design secure, efficient, observable, scalable, and robust software for dealing with petabytes of real-time data and video from fleets of Skydio drones
Leverage your experience and best practices to not only uphold but improve Skydio’s engineering standards. From code review to post-mortems, you’ll be expected to help the team grow
Ensure Skydio’s platform is available 24/7 by joining in the rotating on-call schedule across all engineering teams
Qualification
Required
You have fun building product features from backend to frontend, from idea to realized customer value
You are capable of taking a concept and systematically driving it through the software lifecycle: architecture, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring
You have experience building and delivering scalable and secure cloud based applications with a high proficiency in modern cloud technologies
Preferred
5+ years of experience preferred
Direct experience with our stack (Python, Go, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Temporal, Typescript, React, ThreeJS) or similar technologies
Experience with geospatial data, mapping, or visualization tools such as Mapbox, Cesium, PostGIS, ArcGIS, or QGIS
Experience with photogrammetry, scanning, mapping, or 3D reconstruction pipelines
Experience integrating frontend applications with cloud-based services and real-time data systems
Familiarity with autonomy, robotics, or mission-planning architectures (e.g., state machines, behavior trees)
Benefits
Equity in the form of stock options
Comprehensive benefits packages
Relocation assistance
Paid vacation time
Sick leave
Holiday pay
401K savings plan
Company
Skydio
Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$740MKey Investors
Linse CapitalAndreessen HorowitzN47
2024-11-15Series E· $170M
2023-02-27Series E· $230M
2021-02-28Series D· $170M
Leadership Team
Adam Bry
Co-founder & CEO
Tom Moss
COO (2018-2020), CEO APAC (2020-2024), Chief Corp Dev (2024~)
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