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:
As a Senior Frontend Engineer on our Inspection & Mapping team, you’ll help shape how the world maintains and understands its most critical infrastructure. From inspecting bridges and powerlines to mapping construction sites and surveying large facilities, your work will make it possible to safely and efficiently capture insights that keep society running.
You’ll build intuitive, high-performance web applications that enable operators to plan and execute advanced missions, visualize rich 3D reconstructions, and seamlessly interact with massive spatial datasets. Beyond single flights, you’ll design interfaces that support simultaneous and even unsupervised missions, pushing the boundaries of autonomy and turning fleets of drones into reliable infrastructure in their own right.
The systems you build will directly shape how drones are used for mapping, inspections, patrols, emergency response, and beyond — delivering real-time intelligence, reducing risk, and unlocking the true potential of autonomous aerial operations.
How you'll make an impact:
- Lead development of frontend experiences for mission planning, scheduling, execution inspection workflows, and complex mapping workflows.
- Deliver high-performance visualization tools for 3D rendering, flight planning and geospatial data exploration of images, video, 3d and 2d objects.
- Integrate inspection workflows, enabling customers to define, track, and inspect critical infrastructure through interactive visual interfaces.
- Collaborate across autonomy, backend, and product teams to design features that are robust, reliable, and responsive to real-world field needs.
- Innovate on user experience, combining intuitive design with high technical performance to simplify complex drone operations.
What makes you a good fit:
- 5+ years of experience building and shipping customer-facing frontend applications.
- Strong expertise in modern web development (React, TypeScript, GraphQL, WebGL/Three.js).
- Proven ability to design systems that scale for performance, reliability, and usability.
- Strong product intuition and empathy for end-users operating in high-stakes environments.
- Demonstrated experience working across teams to deliver complex, integrated features from concept to production.
- Experience working with geospatial data visualization (Mapbox, Cesium, or similar).
- Familiarity with photogrammetry, scanning, mapping, or rendering pipelines.
- Experience integrating frontend with cloud-based services (AWS, Temporal, Kubernetes).
- Exposure to autonomy or robotics platforms.
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 $127,500-$190,000. 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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What We Do
Skydio is the leading US drone company and world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. Our mission is to make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.
Why Work With Us
The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from action sports enthusiasts to first responders to insurance claims adjusters.
