Senior Software Engineer - Fleet Management

Skydio Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity in the form of stock options

Comprehensive benefits packages

Paid vacation time

401K savings plan

Job summary

A leading drone technology firm based in San Mateo, California, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the development of fleet management applications for drones. The ideal candidate will have strong backend to frontend development skills and experience with cloud technologies. Responsibilities include building scalable cloud applications and expanding the core data model and API for fleet management solutions. Competitive salary and benefits offered, including equity options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience with Python, Go, and cloud technologies.
• Strong understanding of the software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Build applications for managing drone fleets.
• Design and expand Skydio Cloud’s core data model.
• Collaborate across functions to deliver features.

Skills

Backend to frontend development

Scalable cloud-based applications

Collaboration

Data management

Tools

Python

Go

Typescript

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Fleet Management

San Mateo, California, United States - Full-time

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users. From utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios and beyond .

About the role:

Skydio’s mission is to make the world a safer and more efficient place through the use of drones. Individual customers can deploy thousands of drones and docking stations. As a full-stack engineer on the fleet management team, you will build the applications that help customers manage and scale their fleets seamlessly, from their first flight to their 10,000th—allowing customers to focus on critical tasks like inspecting the energy grid, responding to public safety emergencies, conducting search and rescue missions, and more.

The fleet management team primarily develops on Skydio Cloud (our SaaS platform) but also occasionally makes changes directly on the drone itself. The team develops in Python and Go on the backend with Typescript for the frontend. As a full stack engineer, you’ll be collaborating with both product managers and designers with the full autonomy to own your features end-to-end. You’ll also have opportunities to visit our major customers to see your features in-action and iterate on your features directly with those customers.

How you’ll make an impact:

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 fleet management, including 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. While reliability is critical, our platform is stable and incidents are rare—Crime never sleeps, but thankfully, you still can.

What would make you a good fit:

You have fun building product features from backend to frontend, from idea to realized customer value (5+ years of experience preferred).

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.

Direct experience with our stack (Python, Go, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Temporal, Typescript) or similar technologies.

Compensation: At Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles. The annual base salary range for this position is $170,000 - 230,000*. Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s group health insurance plans. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan. This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company’s policies and eligibility criteria.

*Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position’s location.

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