# Software Engineer Intern Fall 2026/Winter 2027

**Company:** [Skydio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skydio)
**Location:** San Mateo, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $98k – $121k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, REST APIs, Linux, Postgres, MySQL, Redis, AWS, GCP, Azure, CI/CD
**Posted:** 2026-05-05

> Software engineering intern on Cloud Platform team builds and scales cloud infrastructure, CI/CD systems, and observability tools for drone autonomy. Targets students with backend/web development experience in Python/Golang/JS and cloud services.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Tackle scalability and deployment in both cloud and air-gapped environments
- Design and improve core cloud infrastructure and CI/CD systems
- Enhance telemetry, observability, and developer productivity

## Requirements
- Solid computer science fundamentals
- Meaningful project and/or internship experience developing complex web applications or backend data systems
- Proficiency with **Python**, **Golang**, and/or **Javascript/Typescript**
- Familiarity with **REST-ful APIs**, **Linux** operating system configuration, build tools, relational databases (**Postgres**, **MySQL**) and caching systems (**Redis**, **Memcached**)
- Understanding of cloud service offerings (**AWS**, **GCP**, **Azure**), deployment techniques, and configuration management

## Compensation
- Hourly rate: **$47/hr** (Undergrad), **$53/hr** (Graduate), **$58/hr** (PhD students)


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