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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** Skydio, Inc. - **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $275,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, ArcGIS (Software), Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Data Visualization, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Quantum GIS (QGIS), Cloud Services, Spatial Data Infrastructures, TypeScript, ReactJS, State Machines, Backend, Core Data, Kubernetes, Real Time Data, Front End Software Development - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-software-engineer-full-stack-skydio-com-8081328 ## About the Role * 8+ years of experience building full-stack software systems, with strong proficiency in TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Python, and cloud platforms such as AWS. * Demonstrated systems thinking: the ability to design end-to-end solutions with performance, reliability, testing, and observability in mind. * Experience building secure, scalable, enterprise-grade cloud applications and APIs. * Familiarity with modern infrastructure and tooling such as PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Temporal, or similar technologies. * Strong product instincts and the ability to take ambiguous problems and turn them into reliable, customer-facing solutions. Bonus points for: * Experience with geospatial data, mapping, or visualization tools such as Mapbox, Cesium, PostGIS, ArcGIS, or QGIS. * Experience with photogrammetry, scanning, mapping, or 3D reconstruction pipelines. * Experience integrating frontend applications with cloud-based services and real-time data systems. * Familiarity with autonomy, robotics, or mission-planning architectures (e.g., state machines, behavior trees). ## Description As a Staff Software Engineer - Full-stack you will design and build the core cloud systems that power autonomous drone operations at scale. Your work will enable customers to plan complex aerial missions, manage and monitor large fleets, visualize rich spatial data, and seamlessly integrate drone operations into their workflows. You'll develop primarily on Skydio Cloud (our SaaS platform), with occasional work on software that runs directly on the drone. This is a true full-stack role, combining backend systems in Python and Go with TypeScript and React on the frontend. You will collaborate closely with Autonomy, Backend Infrastructure, Product, Design, and Field teams, owning technical direction and features end-to-end while helping shape Skydio's long-term platform architecture. How you'll make an impact: * Design and evolve Skydio Cloud's core data models, APIs, and services for drones, docks, users, missions, and the large volumes of telemetry, video, and geospatial data they produce. * Build and maintain core fleet management capabilities, including real-time fleet health, over-the-air updates, asset and media management, security and permissions, user and device management, and fleet-scale observability. * Develop geospatial and mission-planning systems that allow customers to plan advanced aerial missions, visualize complex spatial datasets, and operate drones autonomously and safely. * Design secure, scalable, and highly observable systems capable of handling petabytes of real-time data and video from globally distributed drone fleets. * Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Backend Infrastructure, and Field teams to rapidly iterate, incorporate customer feedback, and deliver impactful features. * Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, and proof-of-concepts, helping raise the bar for engineering quality across the organization. * Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to help ensure Skydio's platform remains reliable and available 24/7. 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