Senior AI Systems Engineer, Skydio
$180-230k
5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security
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Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-230k
5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.
Role
Who you are
- A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in IT Systems Engineering, DevOps, or highly-focused Automation Engineering roles
- Deep Expertise in Identity Management: Proven, hands-on expertise (4+ years) administering and architecting solutions within Okta, including SSO, MFA, Group Rules, and Universal Directory
- Scripting & Programming: Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) for automation, API interaction, and system management
- System Knowledge: Strong understanding of core IT infrastructure and services, including Networking (TCP/IP, DNS), Cloud Platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure), and Linux/MacOS environments
- Automation Mindset: A proactive attitude with a focus on continuous improvement, identifying manual toil, and developing self-healing, automated solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- A heroic passion for preemptive problem-solving, dedicated to automating the mundane, ensuring near-instantaneous service delivery and high-fives all around
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly experienced Senior AI Systems Engineer to join our growing IT team
- This role is pivotal in driving our transition from manual operations to intelligent, agentic systems, directly impacting company-wide efficiency and employee productivity
- You will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying scalable automation infrastructure that connects critical business platforms and enables AI-driven workflows, with a core focus on advanced identity lifecycle management
- The ideal candidate is a hands-on systems architect who excels at leveraging Agentic AI principles to drive integrations, automations, and projects that solve complex cross-functional challenges and enhance overall employee productivity, all while ensuring reliability and security at enterprise scale
- Location: This is an office-based position that requires 5 days/week onsite at Skydio HQ in San Mateo, CA
- Design & Deploy Intelligent Systems: Architect and implement agentic AI and intelligent automation solutions that orchestrate complex, cross-platform workflows across our technology stack (e.g., HRIS, Google Workspace, Slack, Security Tools)
- Workflow Integration: Act as the primary technical expert for integration tools (e.g., Okta Workflows), developing robust, production-ready recipes and flows that maximize operational efficiency
- Reduce Manual Overhead: Identify high-leverage opportunities for automation to eliminate toil, particularly in Security, HR, and IT operations, and implement solutions to trigger real actions based on system events
- API & Backend Development: Develop, secure, and maintain internal APIs and microservices necessary to bridge platforms that lack native integration capabilities, ensuring high availability and performance
- Advanced Okta Administration: Architect and manage the full identity lifecycle within Okta, including advanced provisioning, deprovisioning, synchronization, and delegated authentication schemes
- Okta Workflows Expertise: Design, build, and optimize complex identity-as-code workflows using Okta Workflows to ensure instantaneous, policy-driven access changes and compliance across all connected systems
- Ensure all deployed systems and automation pipelines are scalable, reliable, and secure, utilizing best practices for error handling, alerting, and performance monitoring
- Document all automation processes, system architecture, and Okta configurations thoroughly for maintainability and knowledge transfer
- Mentor and guide junior engineers on best practices for automation, security, and identity systems development
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
24% employee growth in 12 months
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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