# Senior Engineering Manager, Infrastructure
**Company:** [Skydio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skydio)
**Location:** San Mateo, CA
**Salary:** $200K-$275K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Site Reliability Engineering, Observability, Incident Response, Distributed Systems, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Architecture, Performance Analysis
**Posted:** 2026-05-27
> Lead and grow the Software Infrastructure team responsible for Skydio's core AWS and Kubernetes platform, SRE, observability, and deployment systems supporting enterprise and government drone customers.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and operation of Skydio’s core AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure, including workload security, deployment systems, scaling, and platform reliability
- Raise the bar on infrastructure security and operational excellence to ensure Skydio remains a trusted platform for enterprise and government customers
- Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing infrastructure engineering team
- Engage directly with customers and security stakeholders to explain Skydio’s security posture, infrastructure architecture, and operational practices
- Participate in incident response and operational leadership alongside the infrastructure team
- Collaborate closely with engineering leadership across the Cloud organization to evolve platform capabilities
- Own and evolve the self-hosted variant of Skydio Cloud, enabling customers to deploy and operate the platform within their own environments

## Team Focus Areas
- Site-Reliability Engineering: designing, deploying, and operating highly available infrastructure across multiple cloud providers and regions
- Observability: building tooling, visibility, and operational practices that enable engineering teams to operate autonomously
- Software Deployment Lifecycle: improving speed from idea to production without sacrificing availability and security
- Cloud-to-Drone Infrastructure: building reliable systems that enable drones to communicate with the cloud and transfer mission-critical data

## Requirements
- Proven ability to lead highly technical teams while remaining effective in hands-on architectural and operational discussions
- Experience partnering with security, compliance, and customer-facing teams in regulated environments
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage directly with enterprise and government customers
- Deep experience architecting and operating Kubernetes platforms on AWS and/or GCP
- Strong expertise in observability, incident response, and performance analysis across distributed systems and databases
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments with high ownership and accountability
- Comfortable leveraging AI-assisted development workflows to improve engineering velocity, infrastructure operations, and software quality

## Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $200,000 - $275,000
- Equity in the form of stock options
- Comprehensive benefits including group health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, and 401K savings plan
- Relocation assistance may be provided
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