Senior Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning

Skydio is hiring a Senior Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning for a remote role open to applicants in Switzerland. Level rates it ; you can apply on Skydio.

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Level rates this role Builds AI ●●●●: the job is building AI systems.
This is listed as a remote role.
The posting mentions Python, C and Deep Learning Frameworks among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
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AI in this role

Design and deploy real-time deep learning models and computer vision algorithms for drone autonomy systems.

PythonCDeep Learning Frameworks

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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.

About the role:

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. If you are excited about solving open-ended problems in object detection and tracking, motion prediction, flow estimation, and total scene understanding, while leveraging massive amounts of structured video data, we would love to hear from you.

How you'll make an impact:

Design and implement deep learning solutions that solve detection, tracking, segmentation, and optical flow estimation tasks in real-time on Skydio drones
Leverage state-of-the-art methods in unsupervised learning, few shot learning, and foundational models for data efficient ML
Curate and enhance synthetic data that powers our deep learning algorithms along with massive amounts of structured video data
Refine and optimize models for low-latency on embedded hardware
Characterize and quantify the performance of the vision systems
Research and prototype new approaches
Be a generalist helping out on all aspects of the software when needed

What makes you a good fit:

Demonstrated hands-on experience creating and deploying deep learning models
Experience curating synthetic and real-world image datasets
Solid software engineering foundation and commitment to writing clean, well-architected code (in Python or C++, preferably both)
Real experience prototyping, training, optimizing, and deploying deep neural networks
Ability to read and contextualize scientific papers and literature in computer vision
Ability to thrive in a fast paced, collaborative, small team environment

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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.

For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/

How we rate this

Senior Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning at Skydio rates 90 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Senior Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning is an open job at Skydio.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The role is based in Zurich, Switzerland and is marked remote.
The job was posted on May 27, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Skydio. Apply on Skydio

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Computer visionDeep learningMachine learningObject DetectionNeural NetworksPythonCDeep Learning Frameworks

Questions you could be asked

Walk me through a computer vision problem you solved, from raw data to a deployed model.
Tell me about a project where deep learning was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where machine learning was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where object detection was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where neural networks was part of your work. What did you do?

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