IT Operations Engineer, Skydio
$112-130k
Plus stock options
More information about location
5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security
Posted today
Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$112-130k
Plus stock options
More information about location
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
- The ideal candidate is a proactive, personable operator who's comfortable being the visible face of IT in the office — someone who treats a broken conference room mic or a new hire's Day 1 laptop with the same urgency as an escalated ticket, and who's always looking for ways to make the process a little smoother next time
- A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Minimum of 2 years supporting employees in a fast-paced office environment, and hands-on technical experience supporting Linux, Windows, and Mac environments — ideally including onboarding/offboarding, equipment provisioning, and walk-up support in an office setting
- Identity & access management: Experience supporting day-to-day Okta administration, including user imports, user activation, password and MFA resets, group assignments, and troubleshooting common application provisioning issues. Comfortable escalating more complex identity issues when needed
- Device management: Experience with JumpCloud or similar MDM/device management tooling, including compliance policies and scripting
- AV & meeting room technology: Comfortable troubleshooting conference room displays, cameras, microphones, and video conferencing systems
- Networking fundamentals: Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VLANs, with the ability to use diagnostic tools to troubleshoot connectivity issues and support a network engineer when needed
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset and a desire to improve processes, automate repetitive tasks, and continuously learn
- Excellent communication skills — comfortable being the visible, approachable face of IT and able to collaborate effectively with non-technical staff across all levels
- A proactive, organized operator who takes ownership, enjoys helping others, can balance multiple priorities, and thrives in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions
- Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions
What the job involves
- This onsite IT Operations Engineer position at Skydio's HQ is the front line of employee technology support — the person who makes sure every new hire's first day starts smoothly, every equipment request gets fulfilled, every conference room works when a meeting starts, and every walk-up question gets answered fast
- You'll own the full employee technology lifecycle: onboarding, transfers, offboarding, equipment provisioning, purchasing, conference room support, and day-to-day employee technology support
- As the face of IT, you'll be the first point of contact for walk-up requests and helpdesk tickets, gathering the right information, resolving issues where possible, and coordinating with the appropriate IT teams when additional expertise is needed. You'll also ensure employee accounts and devices are correctly provisioned throughout their lifecycle using Okta and JumpCloud while continuously improving operational processes
- Serve as the primary point of contact for walk-up and ticketed IT support by gathering information, troubleshooting hardware, software, and connectivity issues across Linux, Windows, and Mac, resolving issues where possible and coordinating with other IT teams when additional expertise is needed
- Provide hands-on support for hardware diagnostics, system provisioning, and patch management
- Take ownership of issues from intake through resolution by investigating problems, collaborating with teammates when needed and following through to ensure employees receive timely support. Demonstrate curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to continuously learn new technologies and processes
- Own the employee technology lifecycle end-to-end — new hire onboarding, internal transfers, and offboarding — provisioning and deprovisioning accounts, devices, and access on schedule, every time ensuring every employee has a seamless Day 1 experience
- Administer and improve Okta for identity and access: SSO, MFA, user provisioning/deprovisioning, group management, and automation workflows tied to onboarding and offboarding events
- Ensure employee devices are properly enrolled in JumpCloud during onboarding, updated throughout conversions, and removed during offboarding. Wipe, reimage, and prepare returned devices for redeployment, monitor device compliance, and coordinate warranty repairs and hardware replacements when necessary
- Manage the full equipment request lifecycle — intake, approval, purchasing, provisioning, and tracking — ensuring employees have the hardware they need, on time
- Maintain accurate IT asset inventory records, prepare returned devices for redeployment, monitor stock levels, and ensure equipment is available to support onboarding and replacement requests
- Coordinate hardware refresh, repair, and retirement across the device lifecycle
- Proactively maintain and troubleshoot conference room and meeting space technology — displays, cameras, microphones, and video conferencing systems
- Be a visible, responsive IT presence in the office, keeping shared workspaces, hotdesks, and meeting rooms running smoothly for daily meetings and company events
- Proactively collaborate with the IT team and other departments to implement best practices and continuously improve workflows
- Document processes, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures to maintain clear and thorough technical records
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 8 rounds)
Apr 2026
$110m
SERIES F
Nov 2024
$170m
SERIES E
Total funding: $851m
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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