Zipline is looking to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges by building, manufacturing and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system.
Requirements
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Other
- 10+ years of experience
- Passion for enabling teams, through exceptional tooling, clear documentation, and insightful debugging support.
- This will be a hybrid role based out of our South San Francisco HQs.
