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.

Skydio’s mission is to make the world a safer and more efficient place through the use of autonomous drones. Our customers—from public safety agencies to industrial and enterprise operators—deploy fleets ranging from a single drone to tens of thousands of drones and docking stations to support critical missions such as infrastructure inspection, emergency response, search and rescue, and large‑scale mapping.

As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer you will design and build the core cloud and geospatial systems that power autonomous drone operations r work will enable customers to plan complex aerial missions, manage and monitor large fleets, visualize rich spatial data, and seamlessly integrate drone operations into their workflows.

You’ll develop primarily on Skydio Cloud (our SaaS platform), with occasional work on software that runs directly on the drone. This is a true full‑stack role, combining backend systems in Python and Go with Type Script and React on the frontend. You will collaborate closely with Autonomy, Backend Infrastructure, Product, Design, and Field teams, owning technical direction and features end‑to‑end while helping shape Skydio’s long‑term platform architecture.

• Design and expand Skydio Cloud’s core data model and API for drones/docks and the data they produce.
• Build core features of the customer‑facing web app, such as 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 deliver Skydio Cloud features that enable customers to scale.
• Design secure, efficient, observable, scalable, and robust software for handling petabytes of real‑time data and video from drone fleets.
• Leverage best practices to uphold and improve Skydio’s engineering standards, including code review and post‑mortems.
• Participate in a rotating on‑call schedule to ensure 24/7 platform availability.

• 5+ years of experience building end‑to‑end product features from backend to frontend.
• Strong architecture, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring skills.
• Experience building scalable and secure cloud‑based applications in modern cloud technologies.
• Direct or similar experience with Python, Go, Graph
  
  QL, Postgre
  
  SQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Temporal, Type Script, React, and Three
  
  JS.
• Experience with geospatial data, mapping, or visualization tools such as Mapbox, Cesium, PostGIS, ArcGIS, or QGIS.
• Experience with photogrammetry, scanning, mapping, or 3D reconstruction pipelines.
• Experience integrating frontend applications with cloud‑based services and real‑time data systems.
• Familiarity with autonomy, robotics, or mission‑planning architectures (e.g., state machines, behavior trees).

This role is hybrid: three days a week in the office at our San Mateo, California office (3000 Clearview Way, San Mateo, CA 94402). Employees are expected to commute to the office on those days or be open to relocation. Relocation packages are offered.

Skydio offers competitive base salaries, equity options, and comprehensive benefits. The annual base salary range is $170,000 – $240,000. Benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, 401(k), and health insurance. Salary and benefits vary by skill level, experience, and location.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected characteristics under federal, state, and local laws. For positions located in the United States, Skydio, Inc. uses E‑Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E‑Verify, visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..