Zipline

Logistics

AutonomyTriageOperationsEngineer

$21500–34500k ~AI est. Kigali, Rwanda
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Autonomy Triage Operations Engineer at Zipline. Skills: Autonomy systems, Robotics, Distributed systems, Aviation systems. Serve as first line of response for autonomy-related. Review operational issue reports”

What You'll Achieve.

Respond faster to autonomy issues; Improve quality of operational signal; Reduce ambiguity during incident response; Identify patterns for reliable systems; Support safety, reliability, and availability

Industry & Context.

Logistics
Problems you'll solve

Analytical skills; Pattern recognition; Decision making with incomplete information; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Work from Kigali, Rwanda

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience with logs, metrics, dashboards, telemetry, or debugging tools, Experience using collaboration, documentation, and issue-tracking tools, Analytical skills and attention to detail, Ability to recognize patterns, Comfort making decisions with incomplete information, Good judgment about when to escalate, Clear written communication, Ability to document investigations clearly, Ability to work across teams, Foundational understanding of autonomy systems, robotics, distributed systems, aviation systems, or complex software systems, Ability to work from Kigali, Rwanda, Must have legal right to work in Rwanda, Must be willing and able to work for a period not less than 40 hours/week

Nice to Have

Experience in operations, QA, technical support, incident response, or reliability-focused environments, Familiarity with observability tools, Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, or support teams, Exposure to autonomy systems, Experience in aviation, robotics, logistics, or other safety-critical operational environments, Familiarity with tools such as Slack, Jira, Confluence, PagerDuty, Datadog, Grafana, Notion, Linear, Asana, ServiceNow, or similar systems, Scripting or data analysis experience

What You'll Do.

Serve as first line of response for autonomy-related

Review operational issue reports

and contextual information

Determine what likely went wrong

Identify which systems may be involved

Route issues to correct teams

and route operational issues

Maintain clear investigation notes

Work with senior engineers to refine diagnosis

Recommend severity and urgency

Identify recurring issues or patterns

Escalate for deeper investigation

Contribute to triage playbooks

Contribute to documentation

Contribute to workflows

Contribute to lightweight tooling improvements

and consistency of triage

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Local operations; Remote engineering teams; Autonomy teams; Software teams; Hardware teams; Operations teams

Communication Scope

Written communication; Summarizing technical issues; Updating stakeholders

Full Job Description

About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations. Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe. We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds. About You and the Role The Autonomy team builds the systems that enable Zipline aircraft to operate safely and reliably in real-world environments. This includes perception, planning, controls, and the infrastructure that supports testing, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement. As Zipline scales its operations, quickly understanding and responding to real-world issues is critical. This role sits

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