
Senior Software Engineer, Developer Productivity Cloud Infrastructure - Skydio - San Mateo, California, United States
Senior Software Engineer
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Job Description
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios, and beyond. About the Team: You will be an integral member of our cross-functional infrastructure team. Working closely with each team of engineers, you will identify the areas that can be enhanced to lower developer’s cognitive load, and make our engineering workflows and pipelines even more efficient. You’ll write common tools, provide development best practices, and guide with thoughtful leadership as we deliver software for our growing customer base world-wide. About the role: As a Developer Productivity Engineer focusing on Cloud Infrastructure, you will work on designing and building scalable internal tools that enhance our engineers abilities to write, test, and release software with confidence. If you’re passionate about knowing how everything works from top to bottom, learning new technologies, and automating wherever possible, we’d love to hear from you. How you'll make an impact: Re-architect our build and compute infrastructure to provide developers a delightful experience Use technologies like containerization, remote caching, and job orchestration to optimize build setup and runtime Analyze system usage to improve time-to-insight in the build system Understand and improve developer workflows to reduce onboarding time for new developers Figure out how to make these workflow improvements while helping the system be more cost-efficient. What makes you a good fit: Understand cloud platforms architecture, especially networking, security, storage, and resilient application topologies Prior experience implementing Continuous Deployment and Continuous Integration practices Prior experience writing and maintaining Terraform Can write and test software in Go, Python, or C++ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant experience Compensation: At Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles. The annual base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $240,000*. Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s group health insurance plans. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan. This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company’s policies and eligibility criteria.* Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position’s location.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Remote - Global | 78 |
| Remote | 8 |
| Tampere, Finland | 5 |
| Remote - Finland | 3 |
| Remote - Germany | 1 |
| Zurich, Switzerland | 1 |
| Remote - Switzerland | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Autonomy Engineer | 6 |
| Software Engineer | 6 |
| Solutions Engineer | 6 |
| Product Manager | 4 |
| Autonomy Engineer Intern | 4 |
| Customer Success Manager | 3 |
| Enterprise Account Manager | 3 |
| Program Manager | 2 |
| Electrical Engineer | 2 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 |
| Technical Recruiter | 2 |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 2 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 2 |
| Camera Test Engineer | 1 |
| Engineering Manager | 1 |
| Autonomy Software Engineer | 1 |
| Supply Chain Manager | 1 |
| Communications Manager | 1 |
| Sales Representative | 1 |
| Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer | 1 |
| Customer Support Representative | 1 |
| Support | 1 |
| Supply Chain Intern | 1 |
| Designer | 1 |
| Product Design Engineer | 1 |
| Supply Chain Specialist | 1 |
| Repair Program Manager | 1 |
| Wireless Hardware Engineer | 1 |
| Support Specialist | 1 |
| Head of Warehouse & Logistics Operations | 1 |
| Product Marketing | 1 |
| Product Quality Engineer | 1 |
| Product Management Director | 1 |
| Supplier Quality Engineer | 1 |
| Full Stack Developer | 1 |
| Aviation Regulatory Program | 1 |
| Coordinator | 1 |
| Electronics Engineer | 1 |
| Electrical Engineer Intern | 1 |
| Service Coordinator | 1 |
| RF Design Engineer | 1 |
| Deployment Engineer | 1 |
| Logistics Coordinator | 1 |
| PCB Layout Engineer | 1 |
| Field Marketing Event Manager | 1 |
| Systems Integration and Test Engineer | 1 |
| Data Analyst | 1 |
| Deployment Coordinator | 1 |
| Workplace Experience Coordinator | 1 |
| Production Manager | 1 |
| Manufacturing Business Process Intern | 1 |
| Production Supervisor | 1 |
| Mission Success Operations | 1 |
| Data Engineer | 1 |
| Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst | 1 |
| Autonomy Data Curation Engineer | 1 |
| Proposal Analyst | 1 |
| Growth Marketing Director | 1 |
| Business Recruiter | 1 |
| Technical Support Specialist | 1 |
| Senior Technical Recruiter | 1 |
| Hardware Operations Program Manager | 1 |
| Revenue Operations Engineer | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 77 |
| Mid-level | 1 |
| Manager | 1 |
Skydio appears in 97 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since October 2023. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Remote - Global, Remote, and Tampere, Finland.
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Job Details
Responsibilities
- Designing and building scalable internal tools.
- Enhancing engineering workflows and pipelines.
- Analyzing system usage to improve build system insights.
- Reducing onboarding time for new developers.
Requirements
- Experience with cloud platform architecture, especially networking, security, storage, and resilient application topologies.
- Experience with Continuous Deployment and Continuous Integration practices.
- Experience writing and maintaining Terraform.
- Proficiency in Go, Python, or C++ programming.
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