
Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack
Skydio
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Mateo • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $200,000 - $275,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Design and evolve Skydio Cloud’s core data models, APIs, and services for drones, docks, users, missions, and the large volumes of telemetry, video, and geospatial data they produce
- Build and maintain core fleet management capabilities
- Develop geospatial and mission-planning systems that allow customers to plan advanced aerial missions
- Design secure, scalable, and highly observable systems capable of handling petabytes of real-time data and video from globally distributed drone fleets
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Backend Infrastructure, and Field teams to rapidly iterate and deliver impactful features
- Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, and proof-of-concepts
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building full-stack software systems
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Python, and cloud platforms such as AWS
- Demonstrated systems thinking: the ability to design end-to-end solutions with performance, reliability, testing, and observability in mind
- Experience building secure, scalable, enterprise-grade cloud applications and APIs
- Familiarity with modern infrastructure and tooling such as PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Temporal, or similar technologies
- Strong product instincts
- Ability to take ambiguous problems and turn them into reliable, customer-facing solutions
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries
- Equity in the form of stock options
- Comprehensive benefits packages
- Relocation assistance for eligible roles
- Paid vacation time
- Sick leave
- Holiday pay
- 401K savings plan
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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptReactGraphQLPythonAWSPostgreSQLKubernetesTemporalfull-stack software systemscloud applications
Soft Skills
systems thinkingtechnical leadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingproduct instincts