Vantaggi
- High-caliper hardware and software engineering, on really cutting-edge products - Most of the people on the ground-level (IC's) are really talented individuals with great collaborative interactions and culture to get things done - Competitive compensation for a start-up, and the People Ops team does an awesome job of valuing employees, sending out swag and appreciation packages throughout the year. - Annual company shutdown for a week is really nice to give everyone a break outside of the regular holiday seasons without using your PTO
Svantaggi
- It used to be the case that people in Skydio did not have egos, but that has changed in recent years as the company has sized-up. Some of the new senior leadership is pretty disrespectful, in spite of not adding much value to development. Additionally, there is a lot of favoritism for folks who have longer tenure, even if their skill sets are weaker than others'. - There are many issues with diversity and inclusiveness. Several talented individuals have left because of this. Regarding hiring processes, culturally and gender insensitive comments and biases go unaddressed. Individuals who bring up conversations around alternative ways of thought are gaslighted and looked down upon for initiating the topics. Despite many cries to address this, senior management often brushes these things under the rug. - While most people get excited about the consumer drone, the main focus of the company has shifted away from that. Skydio is now largely a B2B enterprise drone company, with some of the most important customers being military and police, and culturally-sensitive conversations around working with these types of customers are often kept hush-hush.