Skydio
Senior Engineering Manager, Middleware
San Mateo, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$230k-$303kDetected 2 days ago
PythonC++LinuxComputer VisionMedical DevicesLeadershipCommunication
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role75
Entry-level history0
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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- 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.
- We work closely with other engineers across the company including Computer Vision, State Estimation, Fleet Management, and Embedded.
- Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles.
Responsibilities
- Lead, grow, and retain a team of software engineers - running 1:1s, setting expectations, giving direct feedback, and developing engineers at every level.
- Own the team's roadmap and delivery: set technical direction, break down ambiguous problems, and make the tradeoffs that keep the team shipping reliably.
- Stay hands-on. Design and implement high-quality software systems that run on our hardware products and developer workstations, and remain a credible technical voice in reviews and architecture decisions.
- Build analytics tools that help us monitor services and identify, architect, and implement projects that ensure smooth customer experiences, operating at a high state of reliability.
- Identify and lead internal cross-team software projects that substantially improve the customer (internal and external) experience.
- Recruit and hire - build the interview loop, sell candidates on the mission, and raise the bar with every addition to the team.
- You thrive in a fast-moving, process-light environment. You bring your own structure where it's needed, tolerate ambiguity, and optimize for impact over ceremony.
- You're strong at stakeholder management. You keep partner teams and leadership informed, negotiate priorities and tradeoffs across organizational boundaries, and build the trust that gets your team unblocked.
- At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation.
- We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems.
Requirements
- You are comfortable navigating and delivering within a complex codebase.
- You are highly proficient in Python and/or C++, implementing features in a Linux environment.
- You enjoy designing and making powerful tools that are used by other engineers.
- You are excited to work on and with modern cutting-edge robotic systems.
- You are experienced in designing features for operating systems that run in resource constrained environments (compute and memory).
- You have experience coordinating and leading improvements to systems with significant organizational usage and impact.
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.
- The annual base salary range for this position is $230,000 - $303,000.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan.
- Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position's location.
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.
- Partner with Computer Vision, State Estimation, Fleet Management, Embedded and Product teams to align priorities and unblock work across organizational boundaries.
- 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.
Company info
- Over The Air Updates
- Inter Process Communication
- Media and Log Management
- Performance of code and systems on the aircraft
- Time Synchronization
- Aircraft Attachments
- Navigation Cameras Streaming Pipeline
- Automated Test Infrastructure
- Take ownership of internal services from concept through deployment and monitoring.
This listing is sourced directly from Skydio's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.