COMPANY PROFILE · UPDATED 01 AUG 2026

Performance Drone Works

PDW is a family of small autonomous platforms designed for the modern warfighter. It has a record of developing novel technology across a large stack in suas design. Its systems share the common design in electronics and software across…

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Founded: 2019
Headcount: 46
Open roles: 35
Last raised: Series B · Sign in to view

TECH STACK

How Performance Drone Works builds

Extracted from Performance Drone Works’s job postings we’ve tracked

DevOps & Infrastructure

Git×8 Linux×8 CMake×6 Embedded Linux×6 Windows×6 Linux Kernel

Programming Languages

C++×8 Bash×3 PowerShell×3

Other Software & Platforms

Microsoft Office×6 reStructuredText×6

Design Tools

Altium Designer×6 SolidWorks×2 AutoCAD

Mobile

Android×6 iOS

Analytics & BI

Sigma×4 Google Analytics

Collaboration & Productivity

Jira×2 Google Workspace

LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

James Slider

President at PDW

PDW

Ryan Gury

CEO at PDW

PDWDrone Racing LeagueDroneKraftHeather BrooklynHavasMcCann Worldgroup

Patrick Laney

COO at GRUBBRR

GRUBBRRPDWLockheed Martin Procerus TechnologiesLockheed Martin Canada CDL SystemsCDL SystemsMorgan StanleyMIT Sloan School of ManagementBoston University