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How Pyka hires

Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%

Pyka scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

We are harnessing automation and electrification to make aviation safer, cleaner, and more cost-effective than ever before.

News

News TechCrunch 2 years ago
Pyka fields interest from defense as $40M round goes to scaling up its electric autonomous planes
Though it briefly worked on a passenger plane, the company decided after raising some money in 2022 that a cargo variant of the Pelican was more practical in the short term.
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News Revolution.aero 3 years ago
Skyports Drone Services and Pyka in Royal Navy heavy lift challenge
Skyports Drone Services has just taken part in phase two of the Royal Navy Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Challenge (UASHLC) with Pyka's Pelican Cargo drone. During the challenge, the drone operator demonstrated Pelican Cargo's heavy payload capacity
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News CarsInsider 3 years ago
See inside a new pilotless cargo plane, which has a nose-loading door like the Boeing 747 and can fly up to 200 miles
So far, the company has secured over 80 orders for Pelican Cargo, and it expects the first commercial flight to take place in the second half of 2023.
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News aviationweek.com 3 years ago
Pyka Secures Autonomous Crop Spray Interest In Guatemala Aviation Week
Pyka has signed a letter of intent with Guatemalan fresh fruit producer Grupo Hame.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Pyka over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
11
Postings analysed
11
Stack modernity
70/100
Languages
C++36%
Python18%
Cloud & platforms
Linux36%
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Full Pyka tech stack 11 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$125k
Typical range
$64k – $240k
Open positions
15
11 Jobs
Intern 18.2%
Junior 27.3%
Middle 18.2%
Senior 27.3%
Architect 9.1%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Intern 2 $73k $70k – $76k
Junior 3 $83k $64k – $125k
Middle 2 $124k $68k – $180k
Senior 3 $205k $120k – $220k
Architect 1 $240k $240k
Highest paying role Head Of Supply Chain $240k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
50/100
Stable
Open positions
20
1 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
29% ▼
Operations
24% ▲
Field & Service
18% ▲
Backend
12% ▲
Hardware
6% ▼
Management
6% ▼
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+3 in 30 days)

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Alameda
Alameda United States
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12 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $128k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Industrial Engineering, Backend
950 W. Tower Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501, USA
seen since Oct 2025 company site, job postings

Jobs

$144k – $220k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Alameda
Python
C++
CI/CD
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$166k – $205k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Alameda
Python
C++
Path Planning
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$83k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Alameda
C++
Linux
Chips/EDA
KiCad
Eagle
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≈ $105k – $240k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Alameda
KiCad
Cadence Allegro
OrCAD
Eagle
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Financials

Total raised
$37M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $37M Details