Senior Software Engineer - Field Systems

Zipline is a drone delivery service that aims to provide access to food, medicine, and essential goods to all humans. As a Senior Software Engineer - Field Systems, you will optimize and improve a complex system used daily by operators, travel to international operations centers, and become an expert on the existing flight software stack. The role requires 8+ years of professional experience in embedded software development, integration & test, mechatronics/robotics engineering, or similar, for hardware products in a safety-critical field.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in embedded software development, integration & test, mechatronics/robotics engineering, or similar, for hardware products in a safety-critical field, e.g. aerospace, robotics, medical devices, autonomous vehicles.
• Proficiency in one or more “strongly typed” language: Rust, C++, C
• Familiarity with software development practices, including version control (e.g. Git), testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to analyze field performance data, and develop data analysis tools in languages like Python, SQL, MATLAB

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
• Sales incentives
• Equity compensation