San Mateo, California, United States · Remotefull time
Remote
senior
H1B: yes
Skydio Senior React Native Engineer leading development of real-time mobile applications for first responders and drone users. Responsible for architectural decisions and building high-performance, resilient interfaces.
Responsibilities
We're looking for a Senior React Native Engineer to lead development of real-time, high-impact mobile applications used by first responders, drone pilots, mission commanders, and members of the public requesting a drone. You'll be a key contributor in shaping the future of drones as critical infrastructure — building intuitive, resilient, high-performance interfaces that deliver mission-critical video, telemetry, and collaboration at the edge.
This is a role with real architectural latitude. You'll make foundational decisions about how our cross-platform app is structured, and you'll see the results in the field, where the people using what you build are operating under time pressure and can't afford a dropped frame or a confusing screen.
How You’ll Make an Impact:
Innovate on UI/UX for Skydio's new cross-platform mobile app
Build video- and map-based experiences for a range of user personas, from trained pilots to first-time public users
Improve app performance through tasteful use of native code versus TypeScript — knowing when to drop into Swift or Kotlin and when not to
Establish the patterns the app is built on: shared components, navigation and state management conventions, testing strategy, CI/CD, and performance budgets
Own features end to end, from early prototype through customer rollout, with release management, feature flagging, and observability in place
Enable first responders to run complex multi-drone operations with ease
Collaborate with the autonomy and cloud teams, and iterate on features using feedback from the field
What Makes You a Good Fit:
5+ years building and shipping customer-facing mobile applications, with substantial depth in React Native
Qualification
Substantial depth in React NativeStrong expertise in ReactExperience building real-timeWork Location
Required
5+ years building and shipping customer-facing mobile applications
Substantial depth in React Native
Strong expertise in React, TypeScript, and GraphQL
Strong development skills in Swift and/or Kotlin with experience writing or maintaining native modules
Proven ability to design scalable systems for performance, reliability, and usability
Experience building real-time, data-intensive features and integrating with external APIs
Demonstrated experience working across teams from concept to production
Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within first 60 days of employment
Preferred
Experience with real-time video streaming (WebRTC, LiveKit, RTP/UDP pipelines, or similar)
Experience with geospatial data visualization (Mapbox, Cesium, or similar)
Experience with 3D tooling and matrix-based transformations (OpenGL, WebGL, WebGPU, Three.js, or similar)
Exposure to autonomy or robotics platforms, or any app that communicates directly with physical hardware over BLE, Wi-Fi, or a vendor SDK
Experience with Expo and modern React Native tooling, including the New Architecture (Fabric, TurboModules)
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
Work Location: This role is a hybrid position, requiring you to work from our San Mateo, California office three days per week. While we are flexible regarding which days you come in, all employees are expected to be able to commute to the office three times a week or be open to relocating closer. We offer relocation packages to assist candidates with this move.
