Skydio
Software Engineer - Autonomy Infrastructure, Systems and Tools
$170K–$240K
San Mateo, California, United States · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 4, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience; robotics, simulation, or systems development is ideal.
- Visa sponsorship
- For positions located in the United States, Skydio uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
About the job
Build and maintain internal autonomy-development tools and infrastructure for replay, analysis, automated testing, debugging, and visualization of robotics systems.
What you'll do
- Develop replay and analysis systems to inspect and reproduce recorded autonomy behavior.
- Build scalable automated testing, simulation, log-processing, and failure-triage infrastructure.
- Own developer tools and internal services from design through deployment and monitoring, collaborating across autonomy, QA, and infrastructure teams.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in C++ and Python.
- Strong grasp of performance-sensitive and multithreaded systems.
- Experience with simulation frameworks, time-synchronized data systems, or state-machine-driven applications.
- Familiarity with structured data visualization, log processing, or developer tooling design.
Nice to have
- Performance-sensitive systems experience in robotics, aerospace, automotive, or similar domains.
- Experience with robotics or simulation engines, telemetry/log pipelines, automated tests, front-end visualization, or distributed/cloud systems.
Pay
$170,000 - $240,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
C++, Python, React, TypeScript, Three.js, Plotly
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