A great place to learn and grow - Mechanical Engineer Skydio Employee Review

5.0
7 Jun 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Lots of very smart engineers -Cool products with a lot of exciting things in the works -Plenty of opportunities to step up and expand your scope -Everyone is super nice, approachable, willing to help and sociable -Great work-life balance: no one is around on weekends and many work typical 9-5 schedules -New location in San Mateo includes discounted access to the gym right up the hill at the college.

Cons

-Not the most diverse team, especially among execs (plenty of white males) -No 401k match -3 weeks of PTO (plus 1 week of company shutdown in the Summer): not bad, but also no policy for gaining PTO based on tenure at the company.

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5.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

smart people, interesting engineering problems, high real world impact now.

Cons

bad work life balance at times

4.0
24 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Lots of hard problems to solve and you get to work with a lot of smart people. - You make real decisions making real impact in the world - Business seems to be growing quickly

Cons

- Not great comp. Can lead to lost talent, given talent is mobile and the market is on fire for all star engineers (which skydio has). - lots of talented people have left over the years. Low bus factors across the engineering orgs which induces strain on engineers.

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