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Senior Software Engineer, Developer Productivity

Join Skydio as a Senior Software Engineer to enhance developer productivity through scalable internal tools and efficient workflows.

Location
San Mateo, California, United States
Compensation
$200k–$240k/yr
Level
senior
Type
full time

Posted by employer 1 month ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago

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Skills & Technologies

Requirements

Education
Bachelor's degree

Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.

Benefits

401k Match Holiday Pay Equity/Stock Options Sick Leave Paid vacation time Health Insurance Relocation Assistance

Joblaze summary

In the role of Senior Software Engineer focused on Developer Productivity at Skydio, the individual will enhance engineering workflows by designing and building scalable internal tools that streamline software development processes. Key skills include expertise in cloud architecture, containerization, and CI/CD practices, along with proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python, or C++. This position is ideal for experienced engineers who thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to improve developer experiences. Skydio's commitment to innovation and diversity fosters a dynamic team atmosphere.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Skydio's careers page October 27, 2026.
  • Salary band is above the typical range for DevOps/SRE roles (median ~$165,000).
  • Starts above 88% of 81 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States that list Python we track (median $165,000 across 37 companies). See Python salary trends
  • Python appears in 63.4% of 175 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States; Bazel appears in 4.6% of 175 comparable senior devops/sre roles in United States.

Quick facts

What's the salary range?
Skydio lists $200,000–$240,000 for this role.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Bazel, C++, Go, Python, Terraform.
What seniority level is this role?
Skydio targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Developer Productivity role at Skydio.

From the original posting

About the Team: You will be an integral member of our cross-functional infrastructure team. Working closely with each team of engineers, you will identify the areas that can be enhanced to lower developer’s cognitive load, and make our engineering workflows and pipelines even more efficient. You’ll write common tools, provide development best practices, and guide with thoughtful leadership as we deliver software for our growing customer base world-wide.

About the role: As a Developer Productivity Engineer focusing on Cloud Infrastructure, you will work on designing and building scalable internal tools that enhance our engineers abilities to write, test, and release software with confidence. If you’re passionate about knowing how everything works from top to bottom, learning new technologies, and automating wherever possible, we’d love to hear from you.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

  • Re-architect our build and compute infrastructure to provide developers a delightful experience

  • Use technologies like containerization, remote caching, and job orchestration to optimize build setup and runtime

  • Analyze system usage to improve time-to-insight in the build system

  • Understand and improve developer workflows to reduce onboarding time for new developers

  • Figure out how to make these workflow improvements while helping the system be more cost-efficient

What Makes You a Good Fit:

  • Understand cloud platforms architecture, especially networking, security, storage, and resilient application topologies

  • Prior experience implementing Continuous Deployment and Continuous Integration practices

  • Prior experience writing and maintaining Terraform

  • Prior experience using Bazel

  • Can write and test software in Go, Python, or C++

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant experience

  • Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions

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 $200,000 - $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.

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