Software Engineer Intern Fall 2026/Winter 2027 at Skydio · San Mateo

Summary: Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, focusing on empowering a diverse audience of drone users. The intern will join the Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Team, helping to build and scale cloud systems and tackle a variety of challenges in cloud infrastructure and CI/CD systems. Responsibilities: - Tackling scalability and deployment in both cloud and air-gapped environments - Designing and improving core cloud infrastructure and CI/CD systems - Enhancing telemetry, observability, and developer productivity - Building a system for allowing product teams to manage feature flags and rollouts of functionality to customers - Profiling server and backend system workloads, and optimizing performance or resource utilization - Developing a test framework to allow developers to simulate certain vehicle states and test application behavior - Developing and packaging a small form factor Skydio cloud offering for use in airgapped or edge environments Required Qualifications: - 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 (e.g. Postgres, MySQL) and caching systems (Redis, Memcached) - Understanding of cloud service offerings (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure), deployment techniques, and configuration management Preferred Qualifications: - Hands-on experience developing complex web applications or backend systems - Highly curious and resourceful candidate, capable of using tools and AI at their disposal to accelerate their understanding and productivity Required Skills: Computer Science Fundamentals, Web Application Development, Backend Systems Development, Python, Golang, JavaScript, TypeScript, RESTful APIs, Linux Operating System Configuration, Build Tools, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Caching Systems, Redis, Memcached, Cloud Service Offerings, AWS, GCP, Azure, Deployment Techniques, Configuration Management Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Fall