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Skydio

Robot type
Drone
Location
San MateoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Jun 4, 2026
Salary
$170,000–$240,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Autonomy Engineer, Data Curation

Job description

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders , soldiers in battlefield scenarios , and beyond .

Job responsibilities

  • Build and operate pipelines that transform raw autonomy logs & media into curated datasets with strong observability and clear ownership to make curated data more broadly reusable.
  • Build tooling that makes data discovery and slicing fast and self-serve for Autonomy teams. For example: media search tooling and hard mining loops with infra for auto-routing data to annotation.
  • Improve dataset quality and repeatability: versioning, provenance, and automated checks.
  • Apply privacy and security requirements throughout our processes (access controls, retention, redaction/anonymization).
  • Build with a data-driven and impact-forward mindset with dashboards highlighting cost, dataset balance, and audit details.

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