Mobile Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
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Summary
Mobile Software Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 at Skydio, designing and building novel Android interfaces for autonomous drones using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and the Drone Intelligence API, with opportunities to work on AR, content creation, and real-world flight testing.
- We are looking for interns for Summer 2027. Truly autonomous drones are a new product category that demands a new kind of mobile experience. Forget complex joysticks and awkward tilt-controls: we are crafting completely novel interactions that leverage Skydio’s onboard intelligence to empower a much broader, more diverse audience of drone users
- An ideal intern candidate is a senior, or MS-level college student with practical project and/or industry experience developing mobile applications on Android
- Design, prototype, and refine advanced drone interfaces, and then polish a consistent mobile experience for release to the world
- Contribute to the development of user interfaces for the world’s most advanced autonomous flying camera
- Combine your knowledge of Android ecosystems with our Drone Intelligence API to help create a new gold standard for what a drone app should be
- Improve user experiences by incorporating augmented reality, in-app content creation, and sharing capabilities
- Iterate on designs based on user feedback, internal testing, and your own experiences piloting Skydio drones
- You have a passion for meticulously crafted interfaces that strike the correct balance between ease-of-use, elegance, and power
- Experience in C++ and OpenGL is a big plus
- Bonus points: You’ve shipped code to the App Store or Google Play store and have experienced the joys (and frustrations) of getting feedback from real users
- Experience with IoT or embedded devices using Android NDK
- For Android, we use: Kotlin, Android Studio, Gradle, adb, Linux, and follow best practices for app development using Android Architecture Components and Jetpack Compose
- You appreciate the value of code-review and other collaborative development practices
- Ability to create tools and automate your workflows using Python scripts