2 months ago
Base Salary
$190k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Re-architect and maintain the Kubernetes fleet and its supporting infrastructure.
- Improve and expand continuous delivery of the product.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams spanning hardware and cloud to build platform capabilities.
- Work with security teams to improve practices and controls protecting customer data and drones.
- Drive product cost-saving initiatives to support future scale.
- Debug and automate Kubernetes clusters and modify core product software to address underlying issues.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience as an SRE, DevOps engineer, or in an equivalent infrastructure role.
- Ability to debug and automate Kubernetes clusters.
- Ability to work directly in code, preferably using Python or Go.
- Prior experience implementing continuous deployment systems.
- Understanding of cloud platform architecture, including networking, security, storage, and resilient application topologies.
- Ability and interest in independently pursuing solutions to delegated business objectives.
- U.S. person status and ability to access export-controlled technical data or restricted government information as required.
- Familiarity with supporting both SaaS and self-hosted applications is preferred.
- Experience supporting drones or highly automated physical hardware is preferred.
Benefits
- Annual base salary range of $190,000-$250,000.
- Equity in the form of stock options for regular, full-time employees.
- Company group health insurance plans.
- Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay, and a 401K savings plan.
- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible roles.
- Benefits and compensation 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.