Senior Software Engineer, Skydio
Middleware
$184-240k
+ Equity in the form of options
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Drone manufacturer
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Drone manufacturer
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$184-240k
+ Equity in the form of options
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 Professional Experience
- You are comfortable navigating and delivering within a complex codebase
- You are highly proficient in Python and/or C++, implementing features in the Linux user Space
- You enjoy designing and making powerful tools that are used by other engineers
- You are excited to work on and with modern cutting-edge robotic systems
- You are experienced in designing features for operating systems that run in resource constrained environments (compute and memory)
- You have experience coordinating and leading improvements to systems with significant organizational usage and impact
What the job involves
- At Skydio, the combination of our platform, technology foundation, and team enables our engineers and researchers to develop, deploy, iterate, and improve upon the state of the art in robot autonomy better and faster than anywhere else in the world
- The middleware team sits in between the hardware platform and the autonomy stack and develops features that are used by any of the layers that are higher up in the stack, including customer facing features
- Typically these features are product agnostic and get reused in multiple platforms and hardware configurations, making the impact of the team’s work quite broad
- Design and implement high-quality software systems that run on our hardware products, and developer workstations
- Build analytics tools that help us monitor services and identify, architect and implement projects that ensure smooth customer experiences, operating at a high state of reliability
- Identify and lead internal cross-team software projects that substantially improve the customer (internal and external) experience
- Take ownership of internal services from concept through deployment and monitoring
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
24% employee growth in 12 months
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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