Skyways
skyways.com
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Logistics
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Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
16
+1 posted in 30 days
Grants
$4.3M
3 grants · CORDIS
Backers
3
Y Combinator, IPO Club
Momentum
18/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 6, 2025
Won a grant $3.6M · CORDIS
Mar 10, 2022
Won a grant $750k · CORDIS
Feb 4, 2021
Won a grant $48k · CORDIS
Jun 2017
Went through Y Combinator
2017
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
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Y Combinator 
IPO Club 
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How Skyways hires
Truth index
A 95/100
Median time to fill
184 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Skyways scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 16 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 184 days. 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
Skyways is an American drone company building long-range, heavy-payload autonomous aircraft for logistics in harsh environments. Founded in 2017, it is scaling production of its V2 and V3 fleets and hires reliability, mechanical and software engineers and field service representatives. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States.
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News
Skyways Air Services Q1 profit jumps 143.3% as air cargo revenue Surges
Skyways handled 23,486 tonnes of air cargo in Q1 FY27, while domestic market share rose to 6.2% and ocean and express businesses also grew.
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Skyways Air Services Share Price: Stock jumps 14% after Q1 profit more than doubles; interim dividend announced
Skyways Air Services shares rally after the logistics company reports a sharp rise in June-quarter profit and revenue and announces an interim dividend.
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Skyways Air Services shares surge 14.5% as Q1 PAT more than doubles
From its issue price of 138, Skyways Air Services stock is down 5.4 per cent. The stock listed on the exchanges on September 1.
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Closed skyways in downtown St. Paul set to reopen before winter, revitalization underway
Long-closed skyways near the Alliance Bank building in downtown St. Paul are set to reopen before winter, according to city officials.
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Skyways Air Services shares list at 9% discount to IPO price on NSE, BSE- Moneycontrol.com
Shares of Skyways Air Services made a weak debut on the stock exchanges on September 1, listing at a discount of over 9 percent to the company
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Skyways Air Services IPO review: Can it add wings to your portfolio?
Skyways Air Services IPO review: Analysts have shared a constructive view, with Swastika and Ventura recommending a 'Subscribe' rating, while SBI Securities has maintained a 'Neutral' stance.
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Skyways Air IPO launches with 23% GMP: Apply or avoid?
Skyways Air Services Ltd., a Delhi-based logistics firm, launches its 583 crore IPO on August 24, closing on August 27, after raising 174.5 crore via anchor investors.
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Skyways IPO: EOW FIR, AEO Certificate suspension among key risks ahead of public issue
Skyways Air Services IPO faces key risks as the company discloses an ongoing EOW fraud investigation and suspension of its AEO certificate ahead of the public issue.
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#40 - Charles Acknin and Isaac Roberts - Skyways: Building 'Swiss Army' drones - The Revolution.Aero Podcast
In this episode we are joined by Charles Acknin, CEO and co-founder, and Isaac Roberts, chief strategy officer, of Skyways.Since 2017, Skyways has been developing and building long-range, autonomous cargo drones capable of beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVL
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ANA HD completes long-distance medical supply drone delivery trials in Okinawa
ANA Holdings completes long-distance drone trials in Okinawa, validating VTOL aircraft for transporting pharmaceuticals and medical samples across remote islands.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Skyways over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
24
Postings analysed
12
Stack modernity
73/100
Languages
Python58%
C++33%
JavaScript33%
TypeScript25%
Frameworks & libraries
ArduPilot75%
CesiumJS25%
Electron25%
Three.JS25%
Cloud & platforms
Linux25%
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24 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$185k
Typical range
$185k – $225k
Open positions
3
3
Jobs
Senior
66.7%
Staff
33.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 2 | $185k | $185k |
| Staff | 1 | $225k | $225k |
Highest paying role
Staff Software Engineer
$225k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
54/100
Stable
Open positions
16
1 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
184 days
faster than 6% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 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
63% ▲
Backend
25% ▼
Field & Service
13% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Verification & Validation to stack
Oct 2026
Added AS9100 to stack
Oct 2026
Added FMEA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
+5 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
Added Slack to stack
Sep 2026
Added Google Workspace to stack
Sep 2026
Added Airtable to stack
Sep 2026
Added CI/CD to stack
Sep 2026
Added Babylon.js to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Austin
Austin
United States
HQ
17 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 35% engineering 50-200 est. staff $198k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Backend
Jobs
≈ $109k – $220k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Austin
Python
ArduPilot
MAVLink
DroneCAN
SpaceTech
FMEA
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≈ $106k – $207k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Austin
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≈ $87k – $164k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Austin
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≈ $39k – $88k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Austin
Linux
Robotics
ArduPilot
Management
Airtable
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≈ $69k – $162k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Austin
Python
ArduPilot
MAVLink
DroneCAN
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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≈ $91k – $171k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Austin
ArduPilot
MAVLink
DroneCAN
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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$175k – $225k per year · In office · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · Austin
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
C++
Node JS
Electron
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Frontend
Babylon.js
Three.JS
CesiumJS
DevOps
CI/CD
Linux
Robotics
ArduPilot
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$150k – $185k per year · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Austin
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
C++
Node JS
Electron
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Frontend
Babylon.js
Three.JS
CesiumJS
DevOps
CI/CD
Linux
Robotics
ArduPilot
Apply
Apply
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≈ $156k – $293k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Austin
Python
JavaScript
C++
ROS
ArduPilot
MAVLink
Apply
$150k – $185k per year · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Austin
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
Electron
Frontend
Three.JS
React.js
CesiumJS
Robotics
ROS
MAVLink
Apply