About the role:

By combining best-in-class autonomy and cloud-connected real-time visibility, drones become the critical and ubiquitous infrastructure that can be deployed and monitored in real time to solve a variety of problems faster, cheaper, and safer than ever before.  Realizing this future requires a reliable and robust wireless communication network that spans multiple use cases and capabilities. We’re looking for you, an experienced Software Engineer, to join our team and tackle these challenges head on.

How you’ll make an impact:

• You will enhance and improve Skydio’s various wireless solutions, extending the range and providing high-speed and secured communication
• You will develop innovative solutions to allow an OFDMA based mesh network of drones to communicate reliably and effectively
• You will optimize video quality encoder settings, latency, and reliability under extreme wireless conditions
• You will work across multiple wireless communications standards to include WLAN and 5G
• You will work on wireless firmware and software, develop, implement and validate algorithms with optimizations aimed to improve performance 

What makes you a good fit:

• 5+ years of professional programming experience writing clean, and maintainable code in production environments
• Strong knowledge of C or C++
• Experience with WLAN SW and especially MAC level firmware is required
• Understands WLAN protocols and performance metrics
• Can work in a collaborative environment with multiple teams alongside Systems, Software Embedded, and Hardware Engineers
• Solid software engineering foundation
• Strong debugging skills in a variety of environments including those close to the hardware

Compensation: At Skydio, our compensation packages for full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of options, comprehensive benefits, and various incentives and stipends. 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 $184,000 - 258,500*. Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company’s success.

*Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the candidate’s location.

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