Workplace
remote
Employment
Full-Time
Published
Aug 13, 2026
Closes
No date supplied
The role
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 https://www.skydio.com/solutions/energy-and-utilities to first responders https://www.skydio.com/solutions/public-safety, soldiers in battlefield scenarios https://www.skydio.com/solutions/national-security/tactical-isr, and beyond https://www.skydio.com/solutions. About the role: We are looking for a hands-on Site Reliability Engineer to build, operate, and scale the cloud infrastructure that powers our products. This role is focused on owning production infrastructure, including Kubernetes, AWS, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, networking, and reliability. You don't need to be an expert in every area, but you should have strong Kubernetes and cloud fundamentals with meaningful depth in at least one infrastructure domain. Our technology helps save lives. You’ll play a critical role in keeping the infrastructure behind it reliable, scalable, and available when it matters most. How you'll make an impact: - 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. - Identify and solve infrastructure scaling and r
Requirements
Department: R&D; Team: Software