Skydio

Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack

Skydio

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San MateoCaliforniaUnited 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptReactGraphQLPythonAWSPostgreSQLKubernetesTemporalfull-stack software systemscloud applications
Soft Skills
systems thinkingtechnical leadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingproduct instincts