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 who 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 that includes discounted access to the gym right up the hill at the college.

Cons: - Not the most diverse team, especially among execs, who are mostly 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.

Pros: Working with a great product. It's fun and challenging developing drones for many different uses. Learned a lot within the drone world. Had a great time up until my last few weeks...

Cons: 1. Lack of transparency is the biggest issue within teams and even direct managers. My 2024 review was great averaging 4/5, which resulted in a pay raise. This was also discussed with my manager at the time during a 1:1 meeting. However, a few weeks after and coming back from company shut down, I was given a PIP out of nowhere. Of course the PIP was used to give me an unrealistic goal to keep my position at Skydio. Note: My situation was not unique. Others shared the same experience before and after mine. 2. Stack releases. Too many releases happening at the same time. In short, bandwidth constraints. 3. Egos are too big. Dealt with a lot of big egos. Just had to roll with it. 4. The turnover rate is terrible, and many amazing people have been affected by "quiet firing" at Skydio. Sad to say. 5. Work/Life balance. I always kept up with my releases, but with long days and weekends needed. My time I will never get back after getting let go...

Pros: - Incredible team and core technology - Really great leadership team - Fast-growing, really great market fit on current products - Exciting roadmap

Cons: Bay Area startup; a lot is expected of every single person, and simply put, it is not as easy as being at any of the big companies around here.