Software Engineering Manager, Zipline
Embedded Linux
$200-235k
3-5 days a week in office (South San Francisco, CA)
Transforming the way goods move
Open for applications
Transforming the way goods move
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$200-235k
3-5 days a week in office (South San Francisco, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To open up access to emergency medical care to everyone in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience as an engineering leader, successfully managing and scaling high-performing teams
- Experience with complex, safety-critical embedded systems
- Strong technical expertise in Linux kernel and user-space development
- Solid software engineering and systems architecture skills, with expertise in strongly-typed languages, our stack is Rust applications and Python tooling
- A systems-oriented mindset focused on reliability, fault tolerance, and optimization for complex, distributed embedded systems
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Detail-oriented approach to system safety validation and robust deployment at scale
- A strong advocate for the team’s productivity: knowing when to invest in great tooling, process that speeds the team up, and designs that make the codebase better over time
What the job involves
- We're seeking an experienced leader to head our Linux Avionics Software team
- You will lead a strong team of engineers working across Linux kernel-space, user-space software, device drivers (cellular, GPS, IMU, networking), and the real-time scheduling system that enables our autonomous drone fleet operations
- Your role spans the entire software stack from embedded Linux kernel modifications and drivers, to the user-space tools and libraries that ensure reliability and performance in demanding flight environments
- We are looking for someone excited about guiding the team to build robust, safety-critical systems that operate seamlessly under challenging real-world conditions
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of embedded software engineers, setting ambitious goals and fostering a high-performance culture
- Oversee the software architecture spanning kernel-space to user-space, including Yocto-based Linux kernel BSP development
- Drive technical decisions and establish best practices for validating a complex software stack
- Collaborate cross-functionally with other software teams, hardware teams, flight testing, and customer operations
- Lead the implementation of safety-critical avionics systems on our flight computers: communication buses, sensors, radios, and peripheral device drivers
- Build a robust and performant platform that supports higher level software services to run reliably in real time: navigation, perception, planning, and controls
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
34% employee growth in 12 months
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 HQ
South San Francisco, CA
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.
Salary benchmarks
We don't have enough data yet to provide salary benchmarks for this role.
Submit your salary to help other candidates with crowdsourced salary estimates.
Share this job
View 31 more jobs at Zipline