Perception Software Engineer, Zipline
Computer Vision & Machine Learning
$180-225k
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
$180-225k
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
- 5+ years of professional experience developing software for hardware products in a safety-critical field, e.g. aerospace, robotics, medical devices, autonomous vehicles
- Solid foundation in computer vision; key areas of interest include: camera calibration; object detection, tracking and recognition; multiple view geometry, 3D computer vision and SfM/SLAM; visual odometry; activity recognition
- Deep understanding of machine learning technology and experience with turning machine learning technologies into practical, state-of-the-art systems
- Deep understanding of the theory and practice of modern machine learning techniques
- Hands-on experience in computer vision and ML projects (2+ years)
- Experience building reproducible data and machine learning pipelines
- Experience working with production software. You are able to understand and contribute to high-quality software for a complex system
- Strong 3D geometry, linear algebra, statistics and probability skills
- Strong software engineering skills, with mastery of relevant languages like Python and C++
- Generalist mindset, with the ability to work cross platform, from spooling up cloud compute services to optimizing for embedded systems
- Experience deploying machine learning solutions on real robots
What the job involves
- Investigate and develop computer vision algorithms and ML models for the perception system
- Design integrated computer vision solutions while running in real-time on constrained compute and are robust to varied weather and lighting conditions
- Build machine learning models using deep learning for computer vision tasks such as semantic/panoptic segmentation, object detection, video understanding, etc
- Build software infrastructure to enable learning algorithms to leverage our large-scale fleet data
- Understand the inner workings of neural networks to uncover edge cases and make safety determinations
- Identify and mitigate bottlenecks in our machine learning development processes
- In service of our mission to operate at global scale, we’re growing our perception capabilities, to expand quickly and safely into new products and locations, with the ultimate goal of delivering essential packages right to your doorstep
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.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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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