Staff Software Integration Engineer, Zipline
Autonomous Systems
$210-265k
2-3 days a week in office
Transforming the way goods move
Be an early applicant
Transforming the way goods move
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$210-265k
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To open up access to emergency medical care to everyone in the world.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of proven experience developing software for complex, safety-critical hardware systems such as aerospace, autonomous vehicles, robotics, or medical devices
- Deep expertise writing robust, safety-critical code in Rust, C++, or C
- Demonstrated technical leadership deploying software solutions on sophisticated autonomous systems operating in challenging real-world environments
- Extensive experience integrating cross-disciplinary features into production-level systems, particularly in autonomous vehicles, drone systems, or industrial robotics
- Strong track record in system-level testing and validation, including familiarity with Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) methodologies
- Proven ability to tackle real-world robotics challenges, effectively addressing edge cases to maintain consistently high system availability and reliability
- Exceptional skill managing technical ambiguity, decomposing complex projects into clear deliverables, and driving them to successful completion independently
- Passion for enabling teams, through exceptional tooling, clear documentation, and insightful debugging support
What the job involves
- At Zipline, we’re redefining logistics through cutting-edge autonomy—and we’re looking for an exceptional Staff Software Integration Engineer to push our systems to new levels of reliability, safety, and scalability
- In this role, you will be at the center of it all
- You'll take ambitious, high-impact features—such as autonomous emergency landings and precision delivery operations—and turn them from vision into reality
- Your work will span embedded autonomy systems, cloud infrastructure, telemetry, and operational tools, ensuring every feature you integrate meets the highest standards for safety, performance, and robustness
- You’ll collaborate deeply across engineering disciplines, drive the technical direction of critical projects, and create the infrastructure and strategies necessary for validating, testing, and deploying solutions that perform flawlessly under real-world conditions
- Your contributions will have immediate impact, shaping the future of autonomous logistics and positively affecting lives worldwide
- Own and lead the full integration cycle for complex, multidisciplinary features—from ideation through deployment—bridging autonomy, embedded systems, backend software, and operational teams
- Architect and implement mission-critical aircraft software in Rust, driving innovation in vehicle and mission management
- Develop robust infrastructure and tooling to streamline integration workflows, enable scalable flight testing, and facilitate efficient in-field debugging
- Translate high-level objectives into actionable software interfaces and implementation strategies, emphasizing reliability, ease of testing, and system observability
- Define and implement system-level telemetry and performance metrics, empowering Zipline to proactively monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve feature performance in real-time
- Collaborate cross-functionally with autonomy engineers, flight operations, testing teams, and hardware specialists to ensure seamless technical execution and operational effectiveness
- Mentor and empower fellow engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaborative problem-solving
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.
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