Senior Software Engineer, Zipline
Routing Data Transforms
$170-210k
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
$170-210k
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
- Our ideal candidate works well in startup environments, is comfortable wearing many hats, and can guide and mentor other engineers on the team to produce outstanding results
- Proven experience working in distributed systems and scaling data pipelines
- Expertise in designing event-driven architectures that enable real-time data processing and automatic updates
- Proficiency in Python, C++, Golang, or other object oriented languages with a focus on writing clean, maintainable, and readable code
- Experience with geospatial data management, including tiling solutions like h3, s2, or geohash
- A strong generalist mindset, ready to dive in and contribute across many facets of our infrastructure
Desirable
- Experience building event-driven architectures using tools like Apache Kafka or Google Pub/Sub
- Experience working with large scale data processing and blob storage technologies
- Experience working with geographic data like Digital Elevation Models, large vector datasets, occupancy grids, and Lidar point clouds
- Experience working with kubernetes, CDK/terraform, Docker, and other cloud technologies
What the job involves
- Zipline builds and operates fleets of delivery drones to get critical and life-saving products, fast, to where they’re needed
- In this role you will contribute to, build, and own critical pieces of our maps data infrastructure
- These systems will ingest and process data from various sources to help us account for elements like ground and air risk, varying terrain, inclement weather, energy efficiency, and other drones in the airspace
- You’ll play a pivotal role in scaling our pipelines to support expansion into new metros around the globe
- Collaborate with a team of engineers to design and implement scalable systems for storing, processing, and accessing data to optimize path planning on a global scale
- Develop efficient, automated, and event-driven pipelines that respond to real-time changes, ensuring our maps and routing algorithms are always up to date with the latest data
- Define and drive the technical vision for the Routing Data Transforms team, ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals
- Mentor and support other engineers on the team, fostering a culture of learning and innovation
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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