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:
By combining best-in-class autonomy and cloud-connected real-time visibility, drones are becoming critical and ubiquitous infrastructure that can be deployed and monitored in real-time to solve a variety of problems faster, cheaper, and safer than ever before. As a software engineering intern, you will work on important and exciting projects as part of our Global Government engineering team.
An ideal intern candidate is a junior, senior, or graduate-level college student with practical project and/or internship experience developing solutions in the area of robotics or autonomy.
This role will be based out of Boston, Massachusetts.
How you’ll make an impact:
- Leverage your past experiences, best practices, and open-ended problem solving skills to help make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous drones.
Project Examples:
- Build and test customer-facing features to integrate Skydio products with networked systems and/or enable new use cases.
- Develop secure, efficient, observable, scalable, and robust software for autonomous behaviors in complex real-world environments.
What makes you a good fit:
- We welcome every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States to apply. To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicants should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.
- Active Secret or Top-Secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain, as required
- You are a junior, senior, or grad-level student with meaningful project and/or internship experience
- Solid software engineering foundation and a commitment to writing clean, well-architected code
- Proficiency with C++ and/or Python
- Bonus points for experience shipping products or features within a collaborative engineering team environment
- Bonus points for familiarity with networking or distributed systems
- Bonus points for familiarity with robotics software development concepts or real-time networking
Compensation Range: The hourly rate for this position is $47/hr for Undergrad and $53/hr for Graduate students* Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience.
*For some positions the pay may be dependent upon the individual's regional location.
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At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.
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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.
