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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Skydio, Inc.
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Apache HTTP Server, Codecs, Continuous Delivery, Distributed Systems, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Network Connections, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, WebRTC, Data Processing, Video Protocols, Backend, Apache Kafka, Live Streaming, Video Streaming
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-engineer-streaming-san-mateo-ca--d3adc5ce-2c48-45c9-8013-5acc38b52341

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience building / running complex distributed systems.
 * Experience with distributed messaging systems, like Apache Pulsar or Kafka.
 * Prior experience implementing continuous deployment for complex stateful systems.
 * You're someone who loves tackling complex problems across connectivity, backend services, and infrastructure components.
 * Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions.

Nice to Have:

 * Experience with real time media delivery infrastructure, such as Livekit, MediaMTX, etc.
 * Experience with streaming protocols, such as WebRTC, QUIC, HLS, etc.
 * Experience with low-level video protocols and codecs, such as H264, H265, RTP, etc.
 * Experience with Go., Apache Kafka, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Diversity, Health Insurance, Messaging Technology, Network Connectivity, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Problem Solving Skills, Product Development, Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Telemetry, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Video Streaming

## Description

As a member of this team, you'll help build the real-time infrastructure that powers some of the world's most advanced autonomous drones. You'll design and maintain world-class video streaming and telemetry services that enable customers to carry out mission-critical operations across millions of flights each year. Working on massively concurrent, low-latency distributed systems that process terabytes of data every day, you'll tackle complex performance and scalability challenges with real-world impact. You'll also shape the evolution of Skydio's real-time frameworks, empowering engineering teams across the company to build sophisticated, stateful applications more efficiently. From optimizing performance over constrained network connections to advancing industry-leading technologies like Skydio Connect Fusion, you'll solve difficult technical problems that directly enhance the reliability, responsiveness, and capabilities of our products.


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