Senior UX Software Engineer, Skydio

National Security

$170-240k

Offers equity in the form of stock options. Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position’s location.

Java

Android

Kotlin

C++

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Drone manufacturer

Open for applications

Drone manufacturer

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDrones

Open for applications

$170-240k

Offers equity in the form of stock options. Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position’s location.

Java

Android

Kotlin

C++

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

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

Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Proficiency in Android including Java, Kotlin, and C++
Experience developing Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) for mobile devices
Experience gathering user experience feedback and improving software from constructive criticism
Even better: Experience developing Ground Control Station (GCS) software for robots
Highly curious, creative, and able to communicate concepts to non-technical audiences
Strong software engineering fundamentals and a commitment to writing clean, well architected code
Excited to use robotics to make the world safer, more productive, and more creative

What the job involves

As an User Experience (UX) Software Engineer at Skydio, you will help build the user-facing interfaces to our industry-leading autonomous small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) and deploy these products to our customers
You will design and develop the human-machine teaming front-end that enables a wide range of use cases, including situational awareness, emergency response, inspection, mapping, and a new paradigm of multi-platform coordination
As all end-users are exposed to the incredible capabilities of Skydio platforms through your software, these User Interfaces (UI) are extremely important and your work on them will thus be extraordinarily impactful
The National Security team at Skydio specializes in tailoring our technology platform to meet the needs of Defense users domestically and abroad
You will work with the broader Skydio engineering organization to align capabilities and UX with this user base and its unique needs
Design and build user interfaces to Skydio products through collaboration across our autonomy, mobile, wireless, embedded, and flight test teams
Work closely with Skydio colleagues to enhance user experience while operating Skydio products
Rapidly prototype and iteratively enhance user interfaces to validate industry requirements and take ownership of those software products as they mature into robust commercial products
Capture, understand, and react to customer feedback to drive rapid improvements to overall user experience

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

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 benefits

Work from home opportunities

Company HQ

Western Hills, San Mateo, CA

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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