Senior Software Engineer (React Native)

Skydio, a leading drone manufacturer, as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in React Native. In this role, you will lead the development of high-impact mobile applications used by first responders, drone pilots, and mission commanders. You will have the opportunity to shape the future of drones as critical infrastructure, build intuitive and resilient interfaces, and make foundational architectural decisions. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in building and shipping customer-facing mobile applications, strong expertise in React, TypeScript, and GraphQL, and a passion for innovation in the field of robotics and autonomy.

About Skydio

Proven ability to design systems that scale for performance, reliability, and usability — and the diagnostic skill to find out why they don't

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of real-time, high-impact mobile applications used by first responders and drone pilots.
• Make foundational decisions about the structure of the cross-platform app, and see the results in the field.
• Collaborate with the autonomy and cloud teams, and iterate on features using feedback from the field.
• Experience building real-time, data-intensive features and integrating with external APIs and services

Requirements

• Strong development skills in Swift and/or Kotlin, with real experience writing or maintaining native modules rather than only consuming them
• Demonstrated experience working across teams to take complex, integrated features from concept to production
• 5+ years building and shipping customer-facing mobile applications, with substantial depth in React Native

Strong expertise in React, TypeScript, and GraphQL

• Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions
• Comfort operating with ambiguity and a bias toward action
• Strong product intuition and empathy for end users operating in high-stakes environments
• You don't need to check every box. If you're excited about this role and think you'd be a strong fit, we encourage you to apply — even if your experience doesn't match every qualification listed above
• Experience with Expo and modern React Native tooling, including the New Architecture (Fabric, TurboModules)
• Exposure to autonomy or robotics platforms, or any app that communicates directly with physical hardware over BLE, Wi-Fi, or a vendor SDK

Preferred

• Experience with 3D tooling and matrix-based transformations (OpenGL, WebGL, WebGPU, Three.js, or similar)
• Experience with real-time video streaming (WebRTC, LiveKit, RTP/UDP pipelines, or similar)
• Experience extending a mobile codebase to another platform, such as React Native on macOS
• Comfort with AI-assisted development workflows and an interest in pushing what's possible with them
• Experience with geospatial data visualization (Mapbox, Cesium, or similar)

Pay

USD 190,000 - 250,000