Senior IT Systems Engineer, Zipline
$150-175k
3-5 days a week in office
Transforming the way goods move
Open for applications
Transforming the way goods move
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$150-175k
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To open up access to emergency medical care to everyone in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Over 9 years of experience with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and managing highly available and scalable systems
- In-depth knowledge of server hardware, virtualization technologies, VPN, mass storage, and cloud platforms
- Proficiency in Linux server administration and related tools
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python), and change management systems such as GitHub and Terraform
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Deep understanding of Linux/Unix systems administration and experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Strong knowledge of networking principles, including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and firewalls
What the job involves
- As a Senior IT Systems Engineer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving our systems and infrastructure
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including both software, hardware, operations teams, to design, implement, and optimize our systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability
- You will also be responsible for proactively identifying potential issues and bottlenecks, driving incident response and post-incident analysis, and implementing automation and monitoring solutions
- Solely responsible for design, install, configure, and optimize complex operating system platforms both in the cloud and on-premises. Ensure system integrity and develop long-term strategic plans for capacity utilization and system growth
- Participate in incident response and resolution, conducting post-incident analysis, and implementing preventive measures
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior members of the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and refine system requirements, capacity planning, and disaster recovery strategies
- Work with the on-site operations team to ensure proper management, maintenance, and scaling of hardware components
Our take
Zipline is transforming the way goods move by creating the first logistics system that serves all humans equally via a drone delivery service. As the first emergency drone logistics operation, Zipline is fundamentally changing how we transport emergency medical supplies and has expanded into commercial deliveries. It's partnered with several major companies, including Walmart.
Zipline has an edge over potential future competitors as the company has thousands of hours and over 35 million miles of flight to prove the system is safe and effective. It’s also one of the first companies to receive a full commercial operating certificate, putting Zipline in a strong position to continuously branch out to other markets.
The unicorn company operates globally and has signed its first government contract with Rwanda to provide up to 2 million drone deliveries by 2029. It is also aiming to start commercial deliveries to individual households in the near future. With big companies such as Amazon and Walmart examining “instant” delivery options, Zipline has a proven track record and the equipment and logistics in place to provide such services. 2023 funding pushed Zipline's valuation to a staggering $4.2 billion, indicating a bright future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Apr 2023
$330m
SERIES F
Jul 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $813.7m
Company benefits
- Generous parental leave
- Generous vacation policy
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Monthly team events
- Healthcare, vision, and dental
- Healthy, delicious meals and snacks
- Dog-friendly offices
Company values
- Customer obsession - The standard of care
- Ownership - Getting the job done
- Transparency - Breeds trust
- Continuous improvement - Tackling hard problems
- Serve Your Species - Empowering one another
Company HQ
South San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Having studied Economics and Biotechnology at Harvard, they worked for almost 11 months as a self-employed rock climber. They combined their academic and practical experience to co-found Zipline in July 2011.
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