Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Zipline

$170-210k

The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses

React

AWS

Kubernetes

JavaScript

Python

GraphQL

Postgres

Git

Angular 14+

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

3-5 days a week in office

Transforming the way goods move

Job no longer available

Transforming the way goods move

1001+ employees

HealthcareB2BLogisticsSupply ChainDelivery

Job no longer available

$170-210k

The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses

React

AWS

Kubernetes

JavaScript

Python

GraphQL

Postgres

Git

Angular 14+

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

3-5 days a week in office

1001+ employees

HealthcareB2BLogisticsSupply ChainDelivery

Company mission

To build the world's first logistics system that serves all people equally.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We are looking for intelligent, driven, and collaborative engineers who love challenges and aspire to contribute to a profoundly impactful mission
8+ years of professional experience developing full stack software using Python, Go, or a similar object-oriented language
Frontend experience using React, Angular, or similar Javascript frameworks, including proficiency in GraphQL for efficient data fetching
Database experience with PostgreSQL, Sqlalchemy, or similar database technologies
Knowledge of database fundamentals like designing schemas, indexing, migrations, normalization, and managing backups
Experience with version control (Git), continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
Proven experience working with business stakeholders to understand problems and then deliver high impact by architecting and building software solutions

Desirable

Production experience with Kubernetes and AWS
Experience with build systems (Make) and package management tools (pip)
Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & monitoring

What the job involves

Zipline’s Application Software team builds the tools we use to run our business
We are responsible for the operating system of Zipline – we develop critical applications that enable the manufacturing, maintenance, and service of our drone delivery system
We’re currently creating and improving systems to optimize operations across the business, including within finance, supply chain, inventory, manufacturing, maintenance, and engineering
We also build the software applications that enable the Zipline fulfillment experience, ranging from customer-facing applications for placing orders and tracking deliveries to internal applications for managing inventory and shipping orders
You will take full ownership of complex problems, collaborating with a team of passionate engineers and stakeholders with diverse perspectives to architect and implement solutions that propel Zipline towards its objectives
Collaborate with software engineers and business stakeholders to deliver impactful full stack software solutions
Deep dive into your users’ problems to simplify software workflows which enable the business to move efficiently
Design and develop applications ranging from from customer-facing applications for placing orders and tracking deliveries to internal applications for managing inventory and shipping orders
Develop intuitive scalable solutions using technologies like React, PostgreSQL, Python, and other frameworks
Contribute to architectural decisions to build scalable and distributed systems that are used around the world

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

Top investors

34% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)

Mar 2026

$200m

SERIES H

Jan 2026

$600m

SERIES H

Total funding: $2.1bn

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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