Software Engineer – Infrastructure

Skydio

Software Engineer on Skydio's infrastructure team managing Kubernetes fleet. Aiding in continuous delivery and enhancing the architecture for autonomous drones.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeSan Mateo • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $140,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoKubernetesPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Re-architect and maintain the ever growing needs on our Kubernetes fleet and its supporting infrastructure.
Continually improve and expand the continuous delivery of the product.
Work in cross-functional teams (from hardware to cloud) to build new capabilities for the platform.
Work directly with security to continually improve the practices and controls that will keep our customer’s data and drones safe.
Drive cost saving initiatives early into Skydio’s product, so that it scales over time.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of experience as a platform engineer, DevOps or equivalent infrastructure role.
Can comfortably debug and automate Kubernetes clusters.
Not hesitant to jump into the code to fix the underlying issue (Python or Go preferred).
Prior experience implementing continuous deployment systems.
Understand cloud platforms architecture, especially networking, security, storage, and resilient application topologies.
Ability and interest in being delegated business objectives and seeking out the solutions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401K savings plan
Paid vacation time
Sick leave
Holiday pay

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesPythonGocontinuous deploymentautomationdebuggingcloud architecturenetworkingsecuritystorage

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationproblem-solvinginitiativedelegationcommunication