Skydio
Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027
San Mateo, California, United States · Hybrid · Internship · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Education
- Junior, senior, or master’s student; PhD students are also listed in the compensation details.
- Visa sponsorship
- For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
About the job
Build and improve Skydio Cloud software for planning drone missions, managing fleets, and working with data collected by drones.
What you'll do
- Develop customer-facing web features for fleet health, media assets, and device management.
- Design and extend APIs and data models connecting drones, docks, and their data; build map and 3D data views.
- Improve system reliability, performance, and observability, and take features through implementation, testing, and deployment.
What they ask for
- Solid computer science fundamentals.
- Meaningful project and/or internship experience building complex web applications, ideally across frontend and backend.
- Proficiency with Python, Golang, and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Experience with a modern frontend framework such as React; familiarity with RESTful or GraphQL APIs and relational databases.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud services or containerized deployments.
- Experience with geospatial data, mapping, visualization tools, or integrating frontend applications with real-time data systems.
Pay
$47/hr for Undergrad (hourly rate); $53/hr for Graduate students (hourly rate); $58 for PhD students (hourly rate)
Tools
Python, Go, TypeScript, React, RESTful, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL
AI focus
Use tools and AI to accelerate understanding and productivity.
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