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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
143
open professional roles
190
opened in the last 90 days
222 in the last 12 months
32%
of roles are remote
7
states hiring
California, New Jersey, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi
What it hires for: Engineering (126), Operations (22), Sales (16), Product (10), Legal (8). By level: senior ic (57), mid level (46), early career (35), senior manager (29), director (26).
Where: San Mateo, California, United States (79), United States, Remote (31), US Remote (22), Hayward, California, United States (18), United States; US Remote (17), San Mateo, CA, USA (14), Hayward, CA, USA (7), San Mateo, CA (5).
Main hubs: San Mateo, CA (5). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where San Mateo, CA ranks
Where San Mateo, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living$216k · of 94
- #1Best cities for finance pay after cost of living$162k · of 35
- #1Best cities for HR pay after cost of living$158k · of 15
- #1Best cities for legal pay after cost of living$238k · of 20
- #1Best cities for security pay after cost of living$241k · of 10
- #1Best cities for media and entertainment pay after cost of living$209k · of 9
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Skydio in the industry job lists
Where Skydio places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #2Entry-level robotics and automation jobs and who is hiring23 entry-level · of 25
- #3Employers with the most open robotics and automation jobs89 open · of 25
Skydio hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Skydio's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 222 professional roles in that time.
- 25 of Skydio's 132 open roles (19%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 34 open roles (26%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks, Claude, Cursor, Gong.
- Of the 122 open roles that state where the work happens, 35 remote, 57 hybrid, 30 on-site.
- Among open roles, 2 require a security clearance and 2 say the employer cannot sponsor a visa.
- 48% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 18% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
- 7 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 52 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Skydio ranks #69 of 299 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.
What Skydio asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 31
- supply chain 30
- salesforce 27
- procurement 23
- c++ 17
- databricks 17
- go-to-market 17
- quota 16
- logistics 13
- netsuite 13
AI tools named: Databricks (17), Claude (4), Cursor (2), Gong (1), n8n (1), OpenAI API/GPT (1).
How Skydio compares with Aerospace & Defense employers
| Measure | Skydio | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 132 | 41 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 48% | 18% |
| Roles that are remote | 32% | 0% |
Median across 296 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Senior/Staff PCB Layout EngineerUS Remote
- Solutions Engineer – State, Local, Educational (SLED) Corrections SecurityUS CA San Mateo
- Head of US Manufacturing & Supply Chain StrategyNew York, NY
- Senior Full-stack Software EngineerSan Mateo, CA
- Key Account Director, Mid Cities (West)Mississippi · $144k–$200k
- Staff Supplier Quality Engineer PCB/PCBASan Mateo, CA
- Engineering Manager - AutonomySan Mateo, CA
- Head of Hardware Design for Autonomous DronesSan Mateo, CA
- Director of Product Management, Platform & InfrastructureSan Mateo, California, United States
- Key Account Director, Small City (West)United States; US Remote · $144k–$200k
What Skydio pays
Across 107 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 48% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Sales | $144,000–$200,000 | 7 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Conferences where Skydio appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is Skydio hiring?
- Skydio has 143 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 190 opened in the last 90 days and 222 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Skydio pay?
- Across 107 postings with a posted salary range, Skydio's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Skydio hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 25 of Skydio's 132 open roles (19%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Skydio offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 122 open roles that state where the work happens, 35 remote, 57 hybrid, 30 on-site.
- What skills does Skydio ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (31), supply chain (30), salesforce (27), procurement (23), c++ (17), databricks (17).
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