Cloud Software Engineer Intern, Skydio

Salary not provided

Compensation Range: The hourly rate for this position is $47/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $58 for PhD students

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

TypeScript

GCP

JavaScript

Python

GraphQL

Linux

Postgres

MySQL

REST API

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security

Job no longer available

Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDrones

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Compensation Range: The hourly rate for this position is $47/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $58 for PhD students

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

TypeScript

GCP

JavaScript

Python

GraphQL

Linux

Postgres

MySQL

REST API

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDrones

Company mission

To make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Solid software engineering foundation and a commitment to writing clean, well-architected code
You are a junior, senior, or MS-level student with meaningful project and/or internship experience developing complex web applications or backend data systems
Enthusiasm for learning new technologies and collaborating within a fast-paced team environment
Proficiency with Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Go
Familiarity with RESTful or GraphQL APIs, Linux operating systems, build tools, and relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
Understanding of cloud service offerings (AWS, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and deployment techniques
Bonus points for familiarity with robotics software development concepts or real-time networking

What the job involves

Skydio’s mission is to make the world a safer and more efficient place through the use of drones
Individual customers can deploy thousands of drones and docking stations
As a full-stack intern on the Fleet Management team, you will help build the applications that enable customers to manage and scale their fleets seamlessly—from their first flight to their 10,000th—allowing them to focus on critical tasks like inspecting the energy grid, responding to public safety emergencies, conducting search and rescue missions, and more
The Fleet Management team primarily develops on Skydio Cloud (our SaaS platform), but occasionally makes changes that directly interact with the drone itself
The team develops in Python and Go on the backend and TypeScript for the frontend
As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience across the stack, collaborating with engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver meaningful features and learn what it takes to ship production software
Leverage your curiosity, technical skills, and collaborative mindset to help make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous drones
Build customer-facing product features to enhance existing capabilities or enable new use cases on the Skydio Cloud Platform
Develop web front-ends, APIs, and server-side applications for fleet management, photo and video asset management, and real-time fleet health monitoring
Design and implement secure, efficient, observable, and scalable software for processing real-time data and video from fleets of Skydio drones
Collaborate across functions (product managers, designers, engineers, and support) to deliver high-quality, impactful features to customers

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 $2B. 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. On top of this it's also been awarded two contracts to expand the use of advanced autonomous drones across key operational units by the US Air Force. 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

Top investors

24% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Nov 2024

$170m

SERIES E

Feb 2023

$230m

SERIES E

Total funding: $741m

Company HQ

Western Hills, San Mateo, CA

Leadership

Adam Bry

(Co-Founder & 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

(Co-FOunder & CTO)

Earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and was a Software Engineer for Google's Project Wing.

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