Senior Autonomy Software Engineer - Situational Awareness

Key Skills

AJAX, Autonomy, C++

Job Description

How you'll make an impact:

• Design and build complex autonomous capabilities through collaboration across our autonomy, mobile, product, and flight test teams
• Rapidly prototype, develop, and iterate core autonomous flight and robotic algorithms to validate industry requirements and take ownership of those prototypes as they mature into robust commercial products
• Guide the requirements, development, and testing process to ensure excellence of the software product
• Capture, understand, and react to customer feedback to drive rapid improvements in product capabilities

What makes you a good fit:

• Ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance
• Proficiency in C++
• Experience using autonomous robotic systems and protocols, e.g., MAVLink, PX4, ROS, etc.
• Familiarity with cross-platform development tools, e.g., QT
• Familiarity with networking or distributed systems
• Experience building software and creating applications for interfacing with robots or hardware devices
• Highly curious, creative, and able to communicate concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and a commitment to writing clean, well architected code
• Excited to use robotics to make the world safer, more productive, and more creative

Compensation Range:

The annual base salary range for this position (spanning multiple experience levels) is $170,000 - 220,000*. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. In addition to base salary, Skydio full-time employees are eligible to enroll in our benefit plans and take advantage of a variety of incentives and stipends.

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