Software Engineer - Infrastructure

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Re-architect and maintain the growing Kubernetes fleet and its supporting infrastructure
• ▹Continually improve and expand the product's continuous delivery
• ▹Work in cross-functional teams, from hardware to cloud, to build new platform capabilities
• ▹Work directly with security to continually improve practices and controls that keep customer data and drones safe
• ▹Drive cost-saving initiatives early in the product lifecycle

Requirements

• ▹3+ years of experience as a Production Engineer, SRE, DevOps or equivalent infrastructure role
• ▹Comfortable debugging and automating Kubernetes clusters
• ▹Willing to dive into code to fix the underlying issue (Python or Go preferred)
• ▹Prior experience implementing continuous deployment systems
• ▹Understanding of cloud platform architecture, especially networking, security, storage and resilient topologies
• ▹Ability to meet U.S. person status/access requirements due to export-controlled technical data

Nice to have

• ▹Familiarity with supporting both SaaS and self-hosted applications
• ▹Experience supporting drones or highly automated physical hardware

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive base salary ($140,000-$210,000/year)
• ▹Equity in the form of stock options
• ▹Group health insurance
• ▹Paid vacation, sick leave and holiday pay
• ▹401K savings plan
• ▹Relocation assistance for eligible roles

About the company

Skydio is the leading U.S. drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. The Cloud infrastructure team ensures the Skydio Cloud platform is always available to customers, whether for a routine bridge inspection or aiding rescue operations during a natural disaster.