Software Automation Engineer, Zipline
$130-165k
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
$130-165k
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
- 5+ years of experience developing automation software for safety-critical hardware-based systems
- Extensive experience in Python, specifically using test systems (e.g. pytest)
- Some experience testing Rust, C++, and C
- Extensive experience working with CI/CD system
- Experience working with multimeters, oscilloscopes, and hardware instruments
- Experience developing and executing test plans for software
What the job involves
- As a Software Automation Engineer in the Hardware in the Loop team you will be responsible for developing key infrastructure to support automated testing of our critical flight and ground software
- This will involve a mix of driver development for both embedded and linux-based systems, extensive architecture design, and heavily multi-disciplinary test planning
- Throughout you will develop a strong understanding of our full vehicle system and work closely with cross functional partners who will regularly use your work to deliver a more reliable flight software solution
- Most importantly, all of this work you will take on will be the last line of defense before our software is shipped all over the world to perform vital deliveries
- Develop drivers and test software to enable automated coverage of our releases
- Support test framework architecture designs and improvements
- Create system-level validation plans from unit testing all the way to flight
- Review other team-members code, holding a high bar for coverage
- Debug test failures both at the software and hardware level
- Mentor more junior engineers on the team, leading by example in your own work
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to make sure you are always unblocked
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
Insights
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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