Senior Engineering Manager, Infrastructure

What You'll Be Doing

Lead the architecture and operation of Skydio’s core AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure, including workload security, deployment systems, scaling, and platform reliability.

Raise the bar on infrastructure security and operational excellence to ensure Skydio remains a trusted platform for enterprise and government customers.

Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing infrastructure engineering team.

Engage directly with customers and security stakeholders to explain Skydio’s security posture, infrastructure architecture, and operational practices.

Participate in incident response and operational leadership alongside the infrastructure team, helping coordinate and drive resolution during production events.

Collaborate closely with engineering leadership across the Cloud organization to evolve platform capabilities that support rapid product development.

Own and evolve the self-hosted variant of Skydio Cloud, enabling customers to deploy and operate the platform within their own environments.

Who You Are

Proven ability to lead highly technical teams while remaining effective in hands-on architectural and operational discussions.

Experience partnering with security, compliance, and customer-facing teams in regulated environments.

Strong communication skills with the ability to engage directly with enterprise and government customers.

Deep experience architecting and operating Kubernetes platforms on AWS and/or GCP.

Strong expertise in observability, incident response, and performance analysis across distributed systems and databases.

Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments with high ownership and accountability.

Comfortable leveraging AI-assisted development workflows to improve engineering velocity, infrastructure operations, and software quality.

What You'll Need

Proven track record of managing and mentoring a team of software engineers.

Experience working in a highly regulated environment, such as government or enterprise IT.

Experience with Kubernetes and AWS/GCP cloud platforms.

Experience with observability tools and techniques.

Experience with incident response and problem-solving in a technical environment.

Experience with cloud-native infrastructure and services.

Experience with security and compliance standards.

Experience with agile methodologies and DevOps practices.

What You'll Get

Competitive base salary ranging from $200,000 - $275,000 annually.

Equity in the form of stock options.

Comprehensive benefits package, including paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, and a 401K savings plan.

Opportunities for professional growth and development.

A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and innovation.