Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios and beyond.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are seeking a Data Engineer with a systems mindset to own and simplify access to the massive amount of data generated by our fleet of autonomous drones. You will play a key role in improving how engineers, researchers, and product stakeholders interact with logs, video, sensor data, and derived analytics, making it easier to extract insights and build better autonomy features.

This role will partner closely with autonomy engineers, ML researchers, QA, and platform teams to design data pipelines, build indexing/search capabilities, and develop tools that unlock the value of our data.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Here are some domains where your work will make a difference:

• Data Discovery & Accessibility: Design systems to unify scattered data sources (logs, telemetry, analytics tables, media, etc.) into easily discoverable and queryable formats.

• Smart Dataset Generation: Enable efficient curation of machine learning datasets by tagging, indexing, and filtering for relevant scenarios (e.g., environmental conditions, sensor behavior, scene attributes).

• Telemetry & Log Intelligence: Build tools to automatically surface anomalies, regressions, or key signatures in logs and telemetry data (e.g., CPU usage spikes, sensor noise, degraded conditions).

• Software Performance Monitoring & Tooling: Develop mechanisms to rapidly compare releases and surface regressions in performance metrics, resource usage, and data quality.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Architect and maintain scalable data pipelines and services to index, enrich, and query multimodal autonomy data (e.g., time series, media, tabular analytics).

• Collaborate with autonomy and ML teams to understand data usage patterns and build tools that streamline their workflows.

• Develop efficient methods for search, tagging, and filtering over structured and unstructured data.

• Help design systems to label and retrieve rare or complex scenarios, both automatically at ingestion and via manual search.

• Build dashboards and visualizations to support release monitoring and anomaly detection across a variety of system health signals.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD FIT:

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, backend engineering, or infrastructure roles.

• Exposure to robotics, autonomy, or real-world sensor data pipelines.

• Strong proficiency in Python (or similar language) and SQL.

• Experience designing scalable data pipelines with tools such as Apache Spark, Airflow, dbt, or equivalent.

• Familiarity with log processing, time-series analysis, or working with large volumes of semi-structured data.

• Ability to work cross-functionally with ML engineers, autonomy engineers, and product stakeholders.

• Systems thinking: you enjoy untangling complexity and designing elegant abstractions that empower others.

• Bonus: experience working with robotics, sensor data, or computer vision pipelines.

BONUS EXPERIENCE:

• Experience building end-to-end log or telemetry analysis tools that leverage LLMs or natural language interfaces to enable intuitive querying, anomaly detection, or insight extraction.

• Knowledge of computer vision, scene understanding, or machine learning workflows for data curation.

Compensation: At Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles. The annual base salary range for this position is $170,000 - 240,000. Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s group health insurance plans. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan. This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company’s policies and eligibility criteria.

For some positions the pay may be dependent upon the individual's regional location.

At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.

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