3 days ago
San Mateo, CA, USAIntern
H1B sponsor
Responsibilities
- Design and implement pilot-facing features that help drone operators make faster and safer decisions.
- Build browser-platform functionality including live video, telemetry, maps, flight controls, multi-cockpit views, camera controls, and flight-path layers.
- Develop interfaces for augmented-reality subject tracking and drone-follow functionality.
- Ship production features collaboratively with engineers, designers, product managers, and support.
- Extend work beyond the frontend into video, telemetry, backend APIs, and related services when needed.
Requirements
- Be a junior, senior, or MS-level student with meaningful project or internship experience developing modern web applications.
- Have a solid software engineering foundation and commitment to clean, well-architected code.
- Have experience with modern web development using React, TypeScript, GraphQL, WebGL, and Three.js.
- Have experience building and maintaining scalable APIs, services, and integrations for large datasets.
- Familiarity with robotics software development concepts is a bonus.
- Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days is strongly encouraged and required for certain positions.
Benefits
- $47/hour for undergraduate students, $53/hour for graduate students, and $70/hour for PhD students.
- Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay, and a 401(k) savings plan.
- The position and benefits are subject to applicable laws, company policies, and eligibility criteria.
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About Skydio
Skydio builds autonomous drones, docking systems, and fleet management software for enterprise, public safety, and defense customers. It sells hardware with AI-based autonomy plus SaaS for fleet operations, inspections, and Drone-as-First-Responder programs. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company designs and assembles its products in the U.S., with manufacturing in Hayward, and its systems are used across utilities, law enforcement, and the U.S. military.