Zipline jobs

Zipline, the world's largest drone delivery service, is hiring a senior engineer for its Routing team, which designs the flight paths and optimization algorithms that determine how autonomous aircraft move through global airspace. You'll build real-time, safety-critical systems that balance reliability, throughput, and performance while navigating weather, airspace restrictions, and dynamic demand—work that directly impacts delivery speed and network efficiency. The role requires 8+ years building production systems, 3+ years in a leadership capacity, hands-on experience with optimization or path planning, and strong distributed systems fundamentals; familiarity with Rust, Go, Kubernetes, and AWS is helpful but not required. This is an in-office position at Zipline's South San Francisco headquarters with a starting cash range of $170,000–$210,000 plus equity, bonuses, and standard benefits. The stand-out detail: this is a highly visible, safety-critical function where your work literally shows up in live flights every day, requiring extreme ownership and comfort with high-impact ambiguity.

Hardware Test Automation Intern (Fall 2026) at Zipline, based in South San Francisco, California. Interns work on rigorous hardware testing strategies for drone delivery systems across avionics, power systems, mechanical assemblies, and sensors. Entry-level internship position requiring on-site presence.

Principal Software Engineer, Application Software at Zipline (autonomous drone delivery) owning high-impact software across partner/merchant operations tools, marketplace, fulfillment, billing, network operations, and enterprise systems. Responsibilities include problem identification, system design, end-to-end development, and adoption driving. Remote role in USA.

Zipline is hiring a full-stack software engineer to own high-impact systems across their autonomous drone delivery platform, including partner tools, marketplace and fulfillment systems, network operations software, and enterprise systems for manufacturing and supply chain. You'll work on production systems with direct operational consequences—solving problems around real-time visibility, dynamic network optimization, financial/operational traceability, and cross-functional automation at global scale. The role requires strong full-stack fundamentals (frontend, backend, services, data), the ability to turn ambiguous problems into reliable software, and deep collaboration with operators, field teams, and internal stakeholders to understand real workflows. Zipline operates on four continents, completes millions of deliveries, and is looking for practical problem-solvers who care about reliability and can shape architecture and product direction. The current stack includes Go, Python, React, gRPC, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and AWS, with starting cash compensation of $200,000–$270,000 plus equity. This is a rare opportunity to build systems with immediate, measurable impact on global healthcare and logistics at a company scaling autonomous delivery at record speed.

Zipline is hiring a full-stack software engineer to own high-impact systems across their autonomous logistics platform, including partner tools, marketplace and fulfillment systems, network operations software, and enterprise systems for manufacturing and supply chain. You'll work directly with operators, field teams, and internal stakeholders to identify problems, design scalable systems, and drive adoption across a network that completes deliveries every 30 seconds globally. The role requires strong production software shipping experience, full-stack fundamentals (frontend, backend, services, data), and the ability to turn ambiguous, high-stakes problems into reliable systems at scale. Zipline's current stack includes Go, Python, React, gRPC, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and AWS, though learning agility matters more than specific tool experience. The base salary range is $200,000–$270,000, plus equity and benefits, with the company operating across four continents and having completed over 140 million autonomous miles. This is a rare opportunity to shape architecture and product direction for a logistics system with immediate operational and business consequences, not implement scoped features.

Zipline, the world's largest drone delivery service, is hiring a full-stack software engineer to own high-impact systems across their autonomous logistics platform. You'll build and scale critical software including partner/operations tools, marketplace and fulfillment systems, network operations software, and enterprise systems for manufacturing and supply chain—working directly with operators, field teams, and internal stakeholders to turn complex real-world logistics problems into reliable, production-grade solutions. Required experience includes shipping production software systems with strong full-stack fundamentals (frontend, backend, services, data), the ability to tackle ambiguous high-stakes problems with product instinct and systems judgment, and a focus on reliability, correctness, and operational trust. The tech stack includes Go, Python, React, gRPC, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and AWS, though learning ability and problem-solving matter more than specific tools. Zipline operates on four continents, completes millions of deliveries with 140+ million autonomous miles flown, and is a global-scale company solving real healthcare and logistics challenges. Compensation is $180K–$270K base plus equity, bonuses, and standard benefits, with the stand-out detail that you'll have real ownership of production systems with immediate operational and business consequences at a company redefining global logistics.

Zipline is hiring a full-stack software engineer to own high-impact systems across their autonomous drone delivery platform, including partner tools, marketplace and fulfillment systems, network operations software, and enterprise systems for manufacturing and supply chain. You'll work on production systems that directly power Zipline's global logistics network, solving problems around real-time visibility, dynamic network orchestration, financial correctness, and workflow automation across multiple countries and verticals. Required experience includes shipping production software with strong full-stack fundamentals (frontend, backend, services, data), the ability to turn ambiguous problems into reliable systems, and deep care for reliability and operational correctness; their stack includes Go, Python, React, gRPC, Kafka, and PostgreSQL, but they prioritize problem-solving ability over specific tools. Zipline operates at global scale with 140+ million autonomous miles flown and completes deliveries across four continents every 30 seconds, offering $180K–$270K cash plus equity and performance bonuses. This role emphasizes real ownership and architecture influence rather than feature implementation, and you'll work directly with operators, field teams, and internal stakeholders to understand workflows. A notable stand-out: you'll be building systems with immediate operational and business consequences in a mission-driven company focused on life-critical deliveries of medicine, blood, and food.

Zipline seeks a Principal Software Engineer, Application Software to own high-impact software across operational, marketplace, and enterprise systems in autonomous logistics. The role involves designing durable systems, building production software end-to-end, driving adoption across partner and internal tools. South San Francisco, California on-site.

Sr. Staff Full Stack Software Engineer at Zipline, the autonomous drone delivery company. Role involves owning application platform systems including operations tools, marketplaces, fulfillment, billing, and enterprise systems. Located in South San Francisco as on-site position; requires full-stack expertise across complex real-world operational challenges. No remote option stated; 10+ years experience typical for Sr. Staff level.

Zipline is seeking a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer for application platform engineering, owning partner tools, operations systems, marketplace/fulfillment infrastructure, and enterprise systems. The role involves designing and shipping production software end-to-end, cross-functional collaboration with operations teams, and solving complex real-world logistics problems. Located in South San Francisco; on-site position. High-impact, scale-up environment at a profitable, well-funded company.

Zipline's Repair and Reliability Platform team is seeking a backend/systems engineer to own critical software that keeps their autonomous drone delivery network operational at global scale. You'll build fleet health visibility systems, maintenance orchestration platforms, airworthiness evaluation tools, and operational tooling used by technicians and flight operations to diagnose issues and maintain aircraft readiness. Required experience includes building reliable production systems in operationally complex environments, strong backend and systems engineering judgment, and the ability to turn ambiguous reliability problems into durable software that operators trust—this role explicitly values correctness, safety, and real-world consequences over feature velocity. Zipline operates on four continents, completes millions of deliveries, and has logged 140+ million autonomous miles; the software you build directly impacts fleet availability, delivery capacity, and operational safety. The role offers $180k–$270k base plus equity, and is best suited for engineers who want to own critical systems with immediate operational impact and help scale the reliability backbone of a real autonomous logistics network, not just implement scoped features.

Zipline seeks a Software Engineer – Marketplace Growth to build systems connecting product, marketing, and real-world operations to drive customer discovery and adoption. Focus areas include onboarding flows, referral systems, promotions, lifecycle messaging, attribution, and experimentation frameworks. Role bridges software engineering with growth and analytics across both digital and physical launch activations. Position is on-site in South San Francisco, California.

Fall 2026 electrical engineering internship at Zipline, the autonomous drone delivery company. The internship covers circuit board design, sensor integration, and real-time flight control systems. Located in South San Francisco with on-site/in-person requirement.

Zipline seeks a Mechanical Engineer Intern (Fall 2026) to tackle cross-disciplinary hardware and systems challenges in drone delivery logistics, from early design through field deployment. The role involves hands-on prototyping, testing, and system validation for autonomous delivery infrastructure. This is an internship in South San Francisco, California on-site.

Head of Product Operations at Zone & Co, an AI-powered ERP platform for financial operations. The role architects product operating systems, manages strategic rhythms, and drives organizational alignment across product, engineering, and GTM teams. Location unspecified but likely flexible/remote based on context.

Zipline, the world's largest drone delivery service, is hiring a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to lead its Financial Platform team. You'll oversee a small engineering team building the systems that convert Zipline's operational activity into accurate, auditable financial infrastructure—covering billing, pricing, tax, payments, settlement, reconciliation, inventory costing, and ERP integrations as the company scales across commercial delivery, marketplaces, and manufacturing. The role requires a senior software engineer background with hands-on leadership experience, strong finance or accounting domain knowledge, and the ability to build custom financial and commerce systems in complex operational environments while staying close to architecture and implementation. You'll partner directly with Finance, Operations, Commercial, and Data teams to define roadmaps and solve real business problems, balancing rapid iteration with correctness in systems where financial accuracy is non-negotiable. The position offers $200K–$275K base salary plus equity, bonuses, and standard benefits. Bonus points for experience in marketplaces, delivery, logistics, or fintech with specific expertise in billing, pricing, settlement, inventory costing, or ledger systems.

Zipline seeks an Autonomy Flight Test Specialist for end-to-end aerial data collection missions supporting Detect and Avoid system development. Field-first role involving travel across US, operating data collection rigs on helicopters/aircraft, mission planning, and troubleshooting. Remote/hybrid (travel-based); compensation and specific technical stack not specified.