About the role

Role overview

Join Skydio as a Senior Frontend Software Engineer to build real-time, mission-critical drone applications. You’ll create intuitive, resilient, high-performance interfaces delivering video, telemetry, and control, while iterating with in-field feedback.

Responsibilities

Lead development of real-time, high-impact applications used by drone pilots and first responders
Build mission-critical UI for video, telemetry, and control
Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver complex integrated features from concept through production
Work with autonomy teams and iterate based on in-field feedback
Design systems that scale for performance, reliability, and usability

Requirements

5+ years building and shipping customer-facing frontend applications
Experience delivering complex integrated features from concept to production across teams
Strong product intuition and user empathy for high-stakes environments
Strong modern frontend expertise: React, TypeScript, GraphQL, WebGL/Three.js
Ability to design scalable systems for performance, reliability, usability

Nice-to-haves

Geospatial data visualization experience: Mapbox, Cesium, or similar
Familiarity with photogrammetry/scanning/mapping/rendering pipelines
Frontend integration experience with cloud services: AWS, Temporal, Kubernetes
Exposure to autonomy or robotics platforms

About Skydio

Skydio is a drone technology company building advanced drone solutions for real-world missions. The company focuses on mission-critical applications that support drone pilots, first responders, and mission commanders, leveraging software and interface capabilities alongside drone autonomy.