Senior DevOps Engineer, Zipline
Platform 1
3-5 days a week in office
Transforming the way goods move
Open for applications
Transforming the way goods move
1001+ employees
Open for applications
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build the world's first logistics system that serves all people equally.
Role
Who you are
- You are someone who thrives in complex environments, loves solving systems challenges, and takes pride in building reliability into everything you touch
- You bring technical depth, hands-on expertise, and a mindset that blends engineering precision with operational pragmatism
- 6+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Site Reliability, and/or Infrastructure Engineering roles
- Deep expertise in Linux systems administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
- Experience managing and scaling on-prem and hybrid infrastructure environments
- Proficiency in monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) and a strong understanding of observability principles
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CDK)
- Scripting or programming skills in Python, and Bash
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills—you work well across hardware, software, and operations domains
- A problem-solving mindset, with the grit and adaptability to thrive in dynamic, evolving systems
- Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker/DockerCompose); huge plus if this experience is in hybrid or on-prem deployments
- Background in networking, bare metal server management or robotics infrastructure is a plus
- Familiarity with CI/CD and deployment pipelines for hardware-software systems is a plus
What the job involves
- Zipline’s Platform 1 system powers our long-range autonomous aircraft and delivery infrastructure, an integrated stack of on-prem hardware, robotics, and cloud-connected services that must perform flawlessly, around the clock, in the real world
- As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll be part of the team that ensures these systems remain reliable, observable, and scalable as we expand globally
- You’ll work across the boundary between software and hardware building monitoring frameworks, automating deployments, and managing the infrastructure that keeps Zipline’s physical operations connected and performing
- Ensure reliability and uptime of Platform 1’s hybrid infrastructure, spanning on-prem servers, edge devices, and infrastructure for cloud-based services
- Support the work of application engineers deploying software - by owning the deploy toolchain and management of the infra the services run on
- Design, implement, and evolve observability systems; metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting, to provide deep visibility into system health and performance
- Automate and scale maintenance operations for our on premise servers, reducing manual intervention and improving deployment repeatability using tools like Terraform and Ansible
- Administer and optimize Linux systems and network configurations that support mission-critical operations
- Lead and participate in incident response, driving both quick resolution and long-term prevention through post-incident analysis and automation
- Partner with software, flight systems, and operations teams to diagnose, resolve, and prevent system-level issues across environments
- Become THE in-house expert for DevOps on Platform 1 – learn, understand, and work to improve our compute infrastructure and development practices
- Continuously improve standards and processes for system configuration, deployment, and monitoring, helping raise the technical bar for reliability at Zipline
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
34% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Nov 2025
$150m
GRANT
Apr 2023
$330m
SERIES F
Total funding: $963.7m
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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