Senior Engineering Manager – Infrastructure

Skydio

Engineering Manager leading software infrastructure for Skydio's secure, globally distributed drone platform. Focusing on AWS, Kubernetes, and operational excellence in regulated environments.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeSan Mateo • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the architecture and operation of Skydio’s core AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure
Raise the bar on infrastructure security and operational excellence
Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing infrastructure engineering team
Engage directly with customers and security stakeholders
Participate in incident response and operational leadership alongside the infrastructure team
Collaborate closely with engineering leadership across the Cloud organization
Own and evolve the self-hosted variant of Skydio Cloud

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven ability to lead highly technical teams
Experience partnering with security, compliance, and customer-facing teams in regulated environments
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage directly with enterprise and government customers
Deep experience architecting and operating Kubernetes platforms on AWS and/or GCP
Strong expertise in observability, incident response, and performance analysis across distributed systems and databases
Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments with high ownership and accountability
Comfortable leveraging AI-assisted development workflows to improve engineering velocity, infrastructure operations, and software quality.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

AWSKubernetesobservabilityincident responseperformance analysisdistributed systemsdatabasesAI-assisted development workflows

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationaccountability