- Robot type
- Drone
- Location
- San MateoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Aug 13, 2026
- Salary
- $180,000–$220,000 a year
Site Reliability Engineer
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, operate, and troubleshoot production Kubernetes/EKS clusters.
- Perform Kubernetes upgrades, node rollouts, and cluster maintenance.
- Build and manage AWS infrastructure including VPCs, networking, subnets, load balancers, IAM, EKS, databases, and storage.
- Define and maintain infrastructure using Terraform.
- Build and operate CI/CD and deployment infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot production issues across Kubernetes, AWS, Linux, networking, and databases.
- Build monitoring, alerting, and observability for critical infrastructure.
- Participate in on-call rotations and respond to production incidents.
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