Senior Data Analyst, Skydio
$140-175k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Drone manufacturer
Job no longer available
Drone manufacturer
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$140-175k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in data analysis in a high-growth technology environment
- Demonstrable experience in developing, deploying, and maintaining data pipelines from ETL to automation and anomaly alerts, preferably with Fivetran, Airflow, and Databricks
- Advanced understanding of AWS (e.g., Terraform, S3, IAM) and Databricks, including cluster management with infrastructure-as-code as a bonus
- Proven ability to write, test, and debug code, primarily in SQL and Python
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to break down complex concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Expertise in SQL for querying large datasets and experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, or Databricks
- Collaborative mindset with experience working in cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven insights and solutions
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science) or equivalent practical experience
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Analyst to join our growing Data Analytics team
- In this role, you will play a pivotal part in transforming complex datasets into actionable insights that drive strategic decision-making across the organization
- As a hands-on expert in data analysis and a strategic thinker, you will partner with cross-functional teams to enable Skydio’s Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Operations, Product, and Finance functions
- You will be instrumental in building reliable, scalable data infrastructure and delivering analytics solutions that directly impact business system optimization, time to market, productivity, and profitability
- Assist in managing our data warehouse, building schemas, tables (events, aggregated, views), and automating workflows in an Airflow-like environment
- Expand ETL processes for data warehouse ingestion by aggregating data from various business systems (e.g., Fivetran, Databricks, AWS, Tableau, Ascend) and internally developed databases
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Finance, to define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) that inform business strategy and decision-making
- Design, develop, and maintain dashboards and reports to provide real-time analytics and monitoring across various business functions
- Contribute to building data-driven models for financial, operational, and strategic decision-making
- Ensure proper documentation of data schemas, metrics, and reports
- Conduct deep-dive analyses to identify opportunities for optimization, growth, and enhanced business performance
- Work with data engineers to maintain data integrity, ensuring scalability and automation in data pipelines
- Lead initiatives to optimize business systems, improving productivity and profitability across the company
Our take
A leader in autonomous flight, Skydio builds drones that can track and film targets while avoiding obstacles. Its products have a wide range of applications, most notably for businesses that need to undertake inspections in unsafe places. The drones are also valuable to search and rescue efforts, police forces, and the US army.
Backed by a range of top investors and strategic partners (including Andreesen Horowitz, Levitate Capital, and Next 47) Skydio sets itself apart from its competitors by marketing its products predominantly to businesses. With technology such as 3D scanning and a 360-degree superzoom mode, its drones have a wide range of applications and functionality.
The company raised funding in 2023, which has boosted its valuation to over $2 billion. It has since focussed on R&D, developing and launching the X10 model which is designed for first responders and the military, as well as enhancing its remote control and thermal imaging capabilities. As the largest American drone company, there is no reason Skydio shouldn't remain a key industry actor for years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2023
$230m
SERIES E
Feb 2021
$171m
SERIES D
Total funding: $571m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- We consider the holistic impact our products have on communities and countries
- We use our role as a leader in autonomous flight technology to promote the responsible development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- We proactively promote best practices on the responsible use of our products with our customers
- We engage in policy and regulatory efforts to support laws, policies, and standards aligned with our values
- We engage in a responsible way with public sector customers in the United States and other free societies
- We will not sell our products to repressive regimes
- We will not put weapons on our drones and will oppose fully autonomous lethal weapons systems
- We seek to create connections between our employees and the customers we serve beyond simply providing products and services
- We seek to provide flexibility and freedom for people to choose what they work on
Company HQ
Western Hills, San Mateo, CA
Articles
Leadership
Adam Bry
(CEO)Having studied at MIT, they spent a year and a half at Google as a Software Engineer. They left this position in February 2014 to co-found Skydio.
Abraham Bachrach
(CTO)Earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and was a Software Engineer for Google's Project Wing.
Matt Donahoe
(CXO)Previously a Research Assistant at MIT Media Lab and a Mobile Engineer at Pocket Gems.
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