DevOps Engineer Intern, Zipline
Summer 2026
The starting cash range for this internship is $40 - 44/ hour
3-5 days a week in office
Transforming the way goods move
Be an early applicant
Transforming the way goods move
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
The starting cash range for this internship is $40 - 44/ hour
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build the world's first logistics system that serves all people equally.
Role
Who you are
- Current enrollment in a BS, MS, or PhD program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Strong programming experience in at least one language (Rust, Python, Go, C++, or similar)
- Familiarity with software development tools (bazel, git, CI/CD systems, build tools, etc.)
- A problem-solving mindset, with curiosity to understand how systems work end-to-end
- Strong communication skills and eagerness to collaborate with engineers across disciplines
- Ability to work full-time onsite during the internship season
What the job involves
- Joining Zipline’s Emerging Talent program as an intern is an opportunity to contribute to our promise of building a system that provides equitable access to critical healthcare supplies for millions of people
- We believe that internships are more than just opportunities to learn by watching or doing low level tasks
- We expect our interns to take on meaningful work that actively contributes to moving Zipline’s mission forward, while learning real-world skills that will serve them in their careers for the long term
- The Developer Productivity team at Zipline empowers our engineers to build safe and reliable software faster
- We design and maintain the internal tools, pipelines, and workflows that enable our autonomy, firmware, avionics, and flight software teams to innovate at scale
- From improving the performance of our CI/CD system to making code reviews smoother, we create the foundation that lets Zipline engineers focus on building world-class delivery drones
- Our work directly impacts the speed, reliability, and safety of the systems that power Zipline’s mission to transform logistics and save lives
- As a DevOps Engineering Intern, you’ll help build the systems and tools that keep our engineering teams moving quickly and safely
- You’ll work on projects that improve how engineers write, test, and deploy their code—directly impacting the quality and reliability of our autonomous aircraft
- Along the way, you’ll get exposure to a wide variety of engineering domains at Zipline and collaborate with experienced mentors who are excited to share their expertise
- This role is a unique opportunity to learn about developer experience, cloud systems, and drone technology all at once
- You'll contribute to maintaining and improving our CI/CD pipelines
- Build internal tools (such as dashboards or bots) that make our engineers’ lives easier
- Work with experienced engineers to define and deliver features that improve developer workflows
- Help improve the speed and reliability of automated testing and builds
- Participate in real-world debugging, gaining insight into how large engineering systems operate
- Learn how infrastructure investments directly support autonomous aircraft development
- We will host our Summer 2026 interns from May or June to August
Our take
Zipline is reinventing how the world moves goods - one flight at a time. What started as a bold idea to deliver life-saving medical supplies by drones has grown into the world's first logistics network designed to serve everyone, everywhere. From rushing blood and vaccines to remote clinics, to dropping off everyday essential for Walmart customers, Ziplines's autonomous drones are proving that fast, reliable delivery doesn't have to be limited by roads or geography.
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. Beyond government partnerships, Zipline has its sight set on everyday consumers, preparing to launch commercial deliveries straight to individuals houses. With its Walmart collaboration expanding and even Chipotle orders taking to the skies in Texas, Zipline isn't just redefining delivery - it's aiming to reach every corner of commerce, with a future that looks as bright as its ambitions.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
34% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Nov 2025
$150m
GRANT
Apr 2023
$330m
SERIES F
Total funding: $963.7m
Company HQ
South San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
(Co-Founder & CEO)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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