Skydio · 2 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Frontend
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $240K/yr
5+ years expSkydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. They are seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to lead the development of real-time applications for drone pilots and first responders, focusing on building high-performance user interfaces and enhancing user experiences.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics
Responsibilities
Innovate on UI/UX in Skydio’s real time browser flight experience
Develop mission and mapping workflows in 3D with geospatial data
Improve browser performance through process splitting and web workers
Enable pilots to execute complex multidrone operations with ease
Collaborate with autonomy and iterate on features with in field feedback
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience building and shipping customer-facing frontend applications
Strong expertise in modern web development (React, TypeScript, GraphQL, WebGL/Three.js)
Proven ability to design systems that scale for performance, reliability, and usability
Strong product intuition and empathy for end-users operating in high-stakes environments
Demonstrated experience working across teams to deliver complex, integrated features from concept to production
Preferred
Experience working with geospatial data visualization (Mapbox, Cesium, or similar)
Familiarity with photogrammetry, scanning, mapping, or rendering pipelines
Experience integrating frontend with cloud-based services (AWS, Temporal, Kubernetes)
Exposure to autonomy or robotics platforms
Benefits
Equity in the form of stock options
Comprehensive benefits packages
Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles
Group health insurance plans
Paid vacation time
Sick leave
Holiday pay
401K savings plan
Company
Skydio
Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (34)
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2023 (22)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$740MKey Investors
Linse CapitalAndreessen HorowitzN47
2024-11-15Series E· $170M
2023-02-27Series E· $230M
2021-02-28Series D· $170M
Leadership Team
Adam Bry
Co-founder & CEO
Tom Moss
COO (2018-2020), CEO APAC (2020-2024), Chief Corp Dev (2024~)
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