Senior Software Engineer - Field Systems

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.

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
• 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
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated engineering intuition, ability to think critically, and be comfortable with ambiguity
• Creative problem solver that can make design and development decisions with limited or imperfect data
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity, and are not afraid to challenge the status quo
• Self-motivated with strong learning, multi-tasking, organizational, and documentation skills

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Stock options
• Performance bonuses
• Sales incentives