Frontend Software Engineer Intern

The role

You will help build the Remote Flight Deck browser-based piloting experience. You will design and implement pilot-facing features and ship production features with engineers, designers, and product managers.

What you will do

• Design and implement pilot-facing features that help operators make faster, safer decisions while flying.
• Leverage curiosity, technical skill, and a collaborative mindset to help make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous drones.
• Collaborate across functions to deliver high-quality, impactful features to customers.
• Build on the multi-cockpit view that allows pilots to open several drone pilots at once.
• Ship a camera control like click-to-focus.
• Add a map layer like the flight-path breadcrumbs.
• Render AR bounds around subject tracks from the vehicle.

Required qualifications

• Solid software engineering foundation and a commitment to writing clean, well-architected code.
• Junior, senior, or MS-level student with meaningful project or internship experience developing modern web applications that connect to backend APIs and data systems.
• Experience in modern web development (React, TypeScript, GraphQL, WebGL/Three.js).
• Experience building and maintaining scalable APIs, services, and integrations for handling large datasets.

Nice to have

• familiarity with robotics software development concepts

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• sick leave
• holiday pay
• 401K savings plan

Before you apply

• Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions.
• Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.

About the company

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. The Skydio team combines expertise in artificial intelligence, hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession.