Senior Autonomy & Data Pipelines Engineer

Skydio Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation time

Sick leave

Holiday pay

401(k) savings plan

Job summary

Skydio Inc. in San Mateo, California, is seeking a full-time Software Engineer to build and optimize data pipelines and ensure high-quality datasets for their autonomous drone technology. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience, strong programming skills in Python or C++, and a commitment to reliability engineering.

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $170,000 to $240,000, equity options, and comprehensive benefits including health insurance, paid vacation, and more.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience building data pipelines for large-scale datasets.
• Strong proficiency in programming, especially in Python/C++.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate pipelines for transforming raw autonomy logs into curated datasets.
• Improve dataset quality with versioning and automated checks.
• Apply privacy and security requirements throughout processes.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Proficiency in Python/C++

Data pipeline construction

Reliability engineering understanding

Decision making across interfaces

Job description

Skydio Inc. in San Mateo, California, is seeking a full-time Software Engineer to build and optimize data pipelines and ensure high-quality datasets for their autonomous drone technology. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience, strong programming skills in Python or C++, and a commitment to reliability engineering.

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $170,000 to $240,000, equity options, and comprehensive benefits including health insurance, paid vacation, and more.