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Lead GTM Platform Engineer

Skydio· Operations
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Hybrid (San Mateo, California, United States)$230k - $303kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Lead GTM Platform Engineer / Architect to design and develop Skydio's GTM platform. Hands-on engineering leadership role combining software engineering, data architecture, AI, and product thinking to build applications that enable the Go-to-Market organization. Own the technical vision and contribute to implementation, mentoring engineers and partnering with executives across the company.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical architecture for Skydio's GTM platform.
  • Design scalable business applications built on Palantir Foundry.
  • Build and evolve a unified business ontology that serves as the foundation for commercial operations.
  • Define engineering standards, architecture principles, and platform governance.
  • Write production-quality Python, SQL, and TypeScript code.
  • Design and build scalable APIs, services, and integrations.
  • Build AI-powered applications and autonomous workflows using modern LLM technologies.
  • Develop reusable platform components that accelerate future application development.
  • Review code, mentor engineers, and establish engineering best practices.
  • Prototype new ideas rapidly while ensuring production-grade quality.
  • Design scalable data models and semantic business objects.
  • Build reliable ELT/ETL pipelines and event-driven data workflows.
  • Develop AI copilots, intelligent assistants, and agentic workflows.
  • Apply Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector search, and modern AI architectures where they create measurable business value.
  • Partner directly with executives across Sales, Finance, Customer Success, Support, Product, and Operations.
  • Translate complex business challenges into scalable software products.
  • Drive adoption of AI and automation across the GTM organization.
  • Prioritize work based on measurable business impact.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise applications or platform products.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL.
  • Strong experience with TypeScript or another modern programming language.
  • Experience building production-grade software using modern software engineering practices.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals including distributed systems, APIs, object-oriented design, concurrency, and system design.
  • Experience designing REST APIs and integrating enterprise SaaS platforms.
  • Experience designing scalable data models and business ontologies.
  • Experience with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and production deployment pipelines.
  • Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture, observability, reliability, and security.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work directly with executives and cross-functional partners.
  • Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions.

Skills

Required:PythonSQLTypeScript

Benefits

  • Competitive base salaries
  • Equity in stock options
  • Comprehensive benefits packages
  • Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan
  • Relocation assistance may be provided for eligible roles
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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