Software Engineer - Cloud Simulation & Full-Stack

Skydio
Zurich
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Python","C++","TypeScript","React","GraphQL","AWS","Kubernetes","PostgreSQL","Go","Rust","Three.js","WebGL"]

Software engineer role building cloud-native, full-stack systems that power customer-facing simulation at scale. You will integrate with the Skydio Simulator using C++ and Python in real-time, while delivering intuitive web interfaces and APIs for configuring, personalizing, and operating simulations in production.

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Skydio
Skydio
3 months ago

Software Engineer - Cloud Simulation & Full-Stack

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Job Summary

Software engineer role building cloud-native, full-stack systems that power customer-facing simulation at scale. You will integrate with the Skydio Simulator using C++ and Python in real-time, while delivering intuitive web interfaces and APIs for configuring, personalizing, and operating simulations in production.
Location: Zurich
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build cloud-native services that orchestrate, configure, and interact with the Skydio Simulator at scale.
  • •Develop robust backend systems that interface directly with the simulator runtime, enabling control, configuration, data exchange, and monitoring.
  • •Build customer-facing workflows and APIs that allow users to personalize simulation environments, scenarios, vehicles, and behaviors.
  • •Implement full-stack features, collaborating across backend services and frontend applications to deliver intuitive, reliable simulation experiences.
  • •Partner closely with simulator, autonomy, and product teams to translate complex simulator capabilities into usable, production-ready customer features.

Key Requirements

  • •Strong professional experience building backend and distributed systems in production environments.
  • •Proficiency in Python and C++ (required), with the ability to integrate cloud services with performance-sensitive native systems.
  • •Proficiency in modern frontend development using TypeScript and React.
  • •Experience designing and consuming APIs, including GraphQL or similar API paradigms.
  • •Experience with cloud and platform technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL.
Experience:RoboticsSimulationCloudDronesAI
Skills:PythonC++TypeScriptReactGraphQLAWSKubernetesPostgreSQLGoRustThree.jsWebGL
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonC++TypeScriptReactGraphQLAWSKubernetesPostgreSQLGoRustThree.jsWebGL

Company Brief

Skydio
Designs and manufactures autonomous consumer and enterprise drones using AI-powered vision and navigation systems for inspection, mapping, public safety, and industrial applications. Focuses on rugged, fully autonomous flight and end-to-end drone solutions.
Industry: Drones & Aerial Logistics
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 2014
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