Skydio

Hiring · 179 open jobs

General information

Skydio designs and makes autonomous drones for commercial, government, and military use. Its drone models include the X10, X10D, R10, and F10. Customers have flown Skydio drones more than 5.3 million times. The company is based in San Mateo, United States.

Skydio was founded in 2014 by three MIT graduates who had worked on autonomous drone projects at Google. It stayed private and became a unicorn, valued at more than $1 billion, in March 2021, the first US drone maker-seller to reach that mark. In August 2023 it left the consumer drone market to focus only on military, police, and industrial customers. By November 2024, more than half its revenue came from military customers, mainly the US Department of Defense. That matters: Skydio's future now depends heavily on defense budgets, not consumer sales. Historically, the median salary is ~$178,500. Skydio is a top-tier H-1B sponsor.¹

Website

skydio.com

Headquarters

San Mateo, United States

Industry

Industrials

Hiring activity

179Open jobs

+73Added in 30 days

−32Closed in 30 days

70 daysHow long jobs stay open

New jobs added per week²

View these weekly figures as a table

Week beginning	New listings
September 7, 2026	5
September 14, 2026	12
September 21, 2026	2
September 28, 2026	10
October 5, 2026	15
October 12, 2026	13
October 19, 2026	22
October 26, 2026 (in progress)	13

Open jobs

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Pay

What does Skydio actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $182,000. Note that 43% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.⁴

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
Bracket	Jobs
Under $100k	3 jobs (2%)
$100k to $150k	33 jobs (24%)
$150k to $200k	58 jobs (41%)
$200k and up	46 jobs (33%)

Plus 1 hourly job at $50 to $60 an hour.

Posted ranges on jobs open now⁴

Director of Product Compliance$230,000 – $347,500

Senior Manager, Hardware Design Engineering$230,000 – $325,000

Lead GTM Platform Engineer$230,000 – $303,000

$115k$348k

Senior Engineering Manager, Device Platform Middleware$230,000 – $303,000

Head of Supply Chain & Manufacturing Strategy$229,500 – $302,500

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Video Streaming (WebRTC / LiveKit)$240,000 – $300,000

Full Stack Product Counsel$225,000 – $300,000

Product Counsel$212,000 – $290,000

Director of Product Management, Platform & Infrastructure$240,000 – $290,000

Strategic Telecom Alliance Manager$230,000 – $285,000

Staff Product Manager, Telecommunications$230,000 – $285,000

Telecom Partnerships & Business Development Lead$230,000 – $285,000

Senior Electric Motor Propulsion Engineer$170,000 – $277,500

Manager, Solutions Engineering - Utilities$210,000 – $275,000

Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack$200,000 – $275,000

Senior Employment Counsel$225,000 – $275,000

Staff Software Engineer - Streaming Infrastructure$230,000 – $275,000

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering - Commercial, Site Security$215,000 – $270,000

Systems Integration and Test Engineer (Senior to Staff Level)$196,000 – $270,000

Senior Product Design Engineer$196,000 – $270,000

Manager, Solutions Engineering - Commercial, Emerging Industries$215,000 – $270,000

Director, Global Supply Management - Mechanicals$184,000 – $262,000

Cellular Compliance Engineer$170,000 – $258,000

Head of Manufacturing Engineering Automation & Controls$196,000 – $257,000

Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer$196,000 – $257,000

Advanced / NPI Quality Engineer$145,000 – $257,000

Staff Product Manager, Platform & Infrastructure$196,500 – $250,000

Senior Software Engineer - Streaming Infrastructure$190,000 – $250,000

Senior Software Engineer, Hardware In Loop (HIL)$190,000 – $250,000

Staff Product Manager, Vehicle AI$196,500 – $250,000

Head of Material Program Management & Procurement$161,500 – $246,500

Director, SLED Solutions Engineering$196,000 – $245,000

Senior Hardware Product Packaging Engineer$153,000 – $243,000

Electrical Design Engineer$127,500 – $240,000

Electrical Engineer (all levels)$127,500 – $240,000

Senior Software Engineer, Developer Productivity Cloud Infrastructure$170,000 – $240,000

Senior Software Engineer - Android Platform$170,000 – $240,000

Senior Product Manager, Fleet & Internal Tools$196,000 – $240,000

Senior Product Manager, Dock Hardware Platform$196,000 – $240,000

RF Design Engineer$147,500 – $240,000

Senior Engineering Program Manager$170,000 – $240,000

Staff Product Manager, Fleet & Internal Tools$196,000 – $240,000

Senior Autonomy Engineer - Controls$170,000 – $240,000

Staff Supplier Quality Engineer PCB/PCBA$170,000 – $240,000

Senior Wireless Systems Performance Engineer$170,000 – $240,000

Product Design Engineer (All Levels)$115,000 – $235,000

Solutions Engineer - Federal$150,000 – $230,000

Senior Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer$170,000 – $230,000

Senior Manager, Major Deployments - Site Security$170,000 – $230,000

Director, Launch Team$195,000 – $229,500

Staff Global Supply Manager, Mechanicals$161,000 – $227,500

Staff Global Supply Management Lead, NPI$161,000 – $227,500

Senior/Staff Technical Recruiter$145,000 – $227,000

Solutions Engineer – State, Local, Educational (SLED)$150,000 – $225,000

Solutions Engineer – Commercial$150,000 – $225,000

Solutions Engineer – National Security, Dock Subject Matter Expert$150,000 – $225,000

UX Product Designer$180,000 – $220,000

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering - Launch Team Readiness, West$187,000 – $220,000

Senior QMS Specialist$145,000 – $219,000

Manufacturing Training Program Manager$145,000 – $219,000

Senior Automation Controls Engineer$145,000 – $219,000

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer PCB/PCBA$145,000 – $219,000

Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer$145,000 – $219,000

Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer$145,000 – $219,000

Senior Operations Systems Engineer$145,000 – $219,000

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering Top 1200 West$172,000 – $215,000

Field Readiness Lead, Solutions Engineering$170,000 – $215,000

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering - National Security (Defense)$172,000 – $215,000

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering - State, Local, Educational (SLED) Majors East$172,000 – $215,000

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering - State, Local, Educational (SLED) Top 1200$172,000 – $215,000

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering Majors West$172,000 – $215,000

Senior Materials Program Manager$136,000 – $213,000

Aviation Compliance Lead$150,000 – $212,000

Autonomy Software Engineer$147,000 – $210,000

PCB Layout Engineer$147,500 – $210,000

Software Engineer - Embedded$127,500 – $210,000

Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer$147,000 – $210,000

Factory Planning and Expansion Lead$147,000 – $210,000

Wireless Software Engineer$147,500 – $210,000

Product Design Engineer$175,000 – $205,000

Hardware Operations Program Manager$170,000 – $200,000

Senior Revenue Operations Manager$160,000 – $200,000

Systems Integration and Test Engineer$149,000 – $200,000

UX Product Designer, National Security$150,000 – $200,000

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Camera$140,000 – $198,000

Manager, Logistics$139,500 – $198,000

Senior Business Operations Manager$139,000 – $198,000

Business Systems Manager$160,000 – $190,000

Program Manager, DFR - New Jersey$150,000 – $186,000

Program Manager, Major Deployments$150,000 – $180,000

Revenue Operations Analyst, CPQ$120,000 – $180,000

Test Engineering Technician$149,000 – $180,000

Electrical Engineer (Sustaining/Validation)$127,000 – $180,000

Senior Salesforce Engineer$155,000 – $180,000

Program Manager, DFR - Chicago$145,000 – $180,000

Program Manager, DFR - Los Angeles$145,000 – $180,000

Strategic Account Manager – Enterprise Security$144,000 – $180,000

Materials Program Manager$136,000 – $179,000

Senior Data Analyst, Analytics$130,000 – $175,000

GTM Engineer, Post-Sales$140,000 – $175,000

Hourly jobs

Flight Test Operator - Data Collection Fixed Term$50 – $60 an hour

Visa sponsorship

Does Skydio sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023 as well as the number of petitions they've requested so far this year. Skydio is a top employer for applicants who require sponsorship. Currently, they have 26 jobs certified for sponsorship in 2026, at a median pay of $207,500.⁵

Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)⁵

H1B petitions approved, by fiscal year (USCIS)
Fiscal year	Approved
FY2021	16
FY2022	13
FY2023	13

Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →

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Common questions

Is Skydio hiring now?

Yes. There are 179 open jobs, with 73 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 70 days, so don't wait.

Does Skydio sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Government records show 26 jobs certified for FY2026, at a median pay of $207,500.

How much does Skydio pay?

Posted pay runs $115,000 to $347,500 a year, and the median is $182,000. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.

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Notes & sources

342 daily listing observations, Jun 7 to Oct 28 windowRechecked daily, last October 28, 2026

1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Skydio's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Skydio's own hiring system; last check October 28, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
4. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of Skydio's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
5. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.

Sources
skydio.com
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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