Zipline · 2 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - Sky Traffic Platform
South San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$210K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expZipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move, aiming to solve urgent access challenges through innovative logistics solutions. The Staff Software Engineer will play a crucial role in developing airspace management technologies to support the expansion of Zipline's autonomous drone delivery network.
DeliveryDronesElectric VehicleHome Health CareLogisticsRoboticsSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Define and build software as part of the team that's driving industry-first airspace management technologies (Unmanned Traffic Management, or UTM) to enable the world’s most active commercial drone network to further scale
Build core services that enable equitable airspace access, flight deconfliction, and simulation across airspace users
Build systems with a focus on correctness, testability, and auditability
Contribute to development efforts across the full stack of our codebase, including end-to-end software development lifecycle, system design, implementation, validation, and rollout
Engage in open-source community related to drone airspace management
Mentor engineer team members and share best practices to level up a growing team
Qualification
Required
10+ years experience in software engineering designing secure and reliable real-time systems
Desire to take on a foundational technical role and contribute to the direction of a new product line
Experience designing APIs and sophisticated data models
Experience building scalable and reliable distributed systems
Experience deploying systems to cloud providers (AWS, Kubernetes)
Support and mentor teammates through thoughtful code reviews, architectural guidance, and shared technical decision-making
Strong product insights and empathy for the customer
Excellent communication skills and a track record of owning problems end-to-end
Preferred
Experience integrating, and potentially contributing to open-source technologies
Domain experience with software-defined physical products
Experience in modern front-end technologies and major frameworks
Support customer facing engagements and translate feedback into product insights
Benefits
Equity compensation
Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
Sales incentives
Benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance
Paid time off
Company
Zipline
Zipline designs, manufactures, and operates drones to deliver vital medical products.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$971MKey Investors
U.S. Department of StateThe Rise FundKatalyst Ventures
2025-11-25Grant· $150M
2023-04-28Series F· $330M
2021-06-30Series E· $250M
Leadership Team
Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
Co-founder & CEO
Keenan Wyrobek
Founder, CTO and Product Architect
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