Senior Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure Development Platform
Skydio
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. 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: You’ll build the platform that puts AI coding agents into the daily workflow of hundreds of Skydio engineers. You’ll work across our codebase, CI, and internal infrastructure to produce secure tools that increase our development velocity. You’ll work directly with engineers to find where they lose time and build the tools that get that time back.
How you'll make an impact:
Build and extend our agentic coding platform: agent integrations, MCP servers, and sandboxed execution
Design guardrails such as permissions, secrets handling, and auditability, so agents can be trusted with sensitive code.
Build the infrastructure that lets teams quickly deploy internal tools and agents
Embed with teams across firmware, autonomy, cloud, and apps to find workflow bottlenecks and fix them.
Measure impact through adoption, cycle time, and quality, and use that data to set priorities.
Drive adoption: be the internal expert on AI development tools and help engineers get real value from them.cost-efficient.
What makes you a good fit:
5+ years building developer tools, infrastructure, or platform systems.
Hands-on experience with LLM-based tools and agents: you’ve built with them, not just used them
Strong grounding in Python/Go/TypeScript/C++, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure AWS/GCP
A product mindset toward internal users: you talk to them, ship quickly, and iterate.
Experience with security-sensitive environments or monorepos
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 $190,000 - $250,000*. 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.
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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. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.
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Responsibilities
- Build and extend the agentic coding platform, including agent integrations, MCP servers, and sandboxed execution.
- Design security guardrails for permissions, secrets handling, and auditability.
- Build infrastructure for deploying internal tools and agents.
- Partner with engineering teams to identify and resolve workflow bottlenecks.
- Measure adoption, cycle time, and quality to guide priorities.
- Promote adoption of AI development tools across the engineering organization.
Qualifications
- At least 5 years of experience building developer tools, infrastructure, or platform systems.
- Hands-on experience building with LLM-based tools and agents.
- Strong grounding in Python, Go, TypeScript, or C++, CI/CD, and AWS or GCP.
- A product mindset, with experience engaging internal users, shipping quickly, and iterating.
- Experience with security-sensitive environments or monorepos.
Benefits
- Stock options
- Group health insurance plans
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- 401(k) savings plan
- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible roles
Skills mentioned
About Skydio
Skydio is the leading U.S.-based drone manufacturer and the world leader in autonomous flight technology. We leverage breakthrough artificial intelligence to create flying robots that are easier to operate, safer to fly, and more capable in complex environments. Our systems are trusted by more than 3,800 agencies and organizations across the U.S. military, public safety, and critical infrastructure sectors. Skydio Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs now operate in 42 states, and more than 16M Americans live within the response zone of a DFR Dock. In total, Skydio supports more than 1,200 public safety agencies – double the number from a year ago. More than 250 utilities rely on Skydio for inspection programs that improve reliability and worker safety. In national security, they are supporting mission-critical operations both on the battlefield and across military installations, keeping our nation and our allies secure. Founded in 2014, Skydio designs, assembles, and supports its products in the U.S., with headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and manufacturing facilities in Hayward, CA. We are the largest drone manufacturer in the U.S. and have shipped more than 60,000 flying robots. The company is backed by top investors and strategic partners, including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, N47, IVP, Playground, and NVIDIA.
H-1B sponsorship history
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