# Senior Software Engineer, Developer Productivity

**Company:** [Skydio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skydio)
**Location:** San Mateo, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $200k – $240k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Cloud Infrastructure, Terraform, Bazel, Go, Python, C++, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Containerization, Remote Caching, Job Orchestration, Cloud Networking, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage
**Posted:** 2026-08-31

> Build and improve cloud infrastructure, developer workflows, and internal tooling that make software development, testing, and releases more efficient and reliable. The role requires cloud architecture knowledge, CI/CD experience, Terraform and Bazel proficiency, and software development skills in Go, Python, or C++.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Re-architect build and compute infrastructure to create a better developer experience.
- Use containerization, remote caching, and job orchestration to optimize build setup and runtime.
- Analyze system usage to improve time-to-insight in the build system.
- Improve developer workflows and reduce onboarding time for new developers.
- Make workflow improvements while increasing cost efficiency.
- Design and build scalable internal tools that help engineers write, test, and release software confidently.
- Provide development best practices and thoughtful technical guidance.

## Requirements
- Understanding of cloud platform architecture, including networking, security, storage, and resilient application topologies.
- Experience implementing continuous integration and continuous deployment practices.
- Experience writing and maintaining Terraform.
- Experience using Bazel.
- Ability to write and test software in Go, Python, or C++.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent relevant experience.
- FAA Part 107 certification is strongly encouraged within the first 60 days and required for certain positions.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual base salary: $200,000–$240,000.
- Equity in the form of stock options.
- Comprehensive health insurance plans.
- Paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, and 401(k) savings plan.
- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible roles.

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