Senior Software Engineer - Developer Productivity - Remote Eligible

Developer Experience Engineer

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 role:

As a Software Engineer focused on Developer Productivity, 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:

Identify and lead internal cross-team projects end-to-end with a keen eye for simplicity, reliability, and a low-friction developer experience

Feature and app development to streamline developer workflows, which span on-premises workstations, cloud workstations, backend services and other development productivity improvements

Build and maintain tooling common to engineering to improve deployments, observability, and scalability

Identify ways to deliver software updates to our customers more quickly

Improve the functionality, performance, and reliability of core build architecture and corresponding build infrastructure services including remote execution, remote cache, and build analytics

Educate developers and evangelize best practices on code quality, development workflows, and test

What makes you a good fit:

Understand cloud platforms architecture, especially networking, security, storage, and resilient application topologies

Familiarity with Bazel, Starlark, and maintaining rule sets

Prior experience implementing Continuous Deployment practices

Can write and test software in Go and Python

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant experience

Bonus points:

Past experience developing Kubernetes operators

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 - $260,000*. 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.