Autonomy Engineer - San Mateo - Skydio

    Skydio
    Skydio San Mateo

    1 week ago

    Description

    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 to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios and beyond.
    Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. We leverage breakthrough AI to create the world's most intelligent flying machines for use by enterprise and government. Learning a semantic and geometric understanding of the world from visual data is the core of our autonomy system. We are pushing the boundaries of what is possible with real-time deep networks to accelerate progress in intelligent mobile robots.
    About the role:
    If you are excited about leveraging massive amounts of structured video data to solve problems in Computer Vision (CV) such as object detection and tracking, optical flow estimation and segmentation, we would love to hear from you.
    How you'll make an impact:
    As a deep learning infrastructure engineer, you will be responsible for building and scaling the infrastructure that supports Skydio's DL and AI efforts. You will be working at the nexus of Skydio's autonomy, embedded and cloud teams to deliver new capabilities and empower the deep learning team.How you'll make an impact:

    • Develop solutions for high-performance deep learning inference for CV workloads that can deliver high throughput and low latency on different hardware platforms
    • Profile CV and Vision Language Models (VLMs) to analyze performance, identify bottlenecks and optimization opportunities and improve power efficiency of deep learning inference workloads
    • Design and implement end to end MLOps workflows for model deployment, monitoring and re-training
    • Utilize advanced Machine Learning knowledge to leverage training or runtime frameworks or model efficiency tools to improve system performance
    • Create new methods for improving training efficiency
    • Implement GPU kernels for custom architectures and optimized inference
    • Design and implement SDKs that allow customers/external developers to create autonomous workflows using ML
    • Leverage your expertise and best-practices to uphold and improve Skydio's engineering standards
    What makes you a good fit:
    • Demonstrated hands-on experience with MLOps, ML inference optimization and edge deployment
    • Strong knowledge of DL fundamentals, techniques and state-of-the-art DL models/architectures
    • Strong fundamentals in CV, image processing and video processing
    • Demonstrated hands-on experience building and managing ML pipelines for solving vision or vision language tasks including data preparation, model training, model deployment and monitoring
    • Experience and understanding of security and compliance requirements in ML infrastructure
    • Experience with ML frameworks and libraries
    • You have demonstrated ability to take a concept and systematically drive it through the software lifecycle: architecture, development, testing, and deployment, and monitoring
    • You are comfortable navigating and delivering within a complex codebase
    • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively at all levels of technical depth
    Compensation: At Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles. The annual base salary range for this position is $170, ,500*. Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's group health insurance plans. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan. This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company's policies and eligibility criteria.
    * Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position's location.
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    At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.
    Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.
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