Zipline

Logistics

Sr.StaffFullStackSoftwareEngineer,ApplicationSoftware

$200–270k South San Francisco, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Sr. Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Application Software at Zipline. Skills: Full-stack, Software systems, AI tooling. Own high-impact software. Partner, merchant, internal operations tools”

What You'll Achieve.

Serve all humans equally; Ensure access to goods; Deliver critical supplies; Save lives; Reduce emissions; Increase economic opportunity; Strengthen supply chains; Reduce congestion; Give people time back; Redefine access to healthcare; Scale the future of logistics; Build systems with impact; Scale across countries; Scale across metros; Scale across verticals; Scale millions deliveries

Industry & Context.

Logistics
Problems you'll solve

Practical problem solvers; Real-world challenges; Ambiguous problems; High-stakes problems; Complex real-world operations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

production software systems, full-stack fundamentals, frontend, backend, services, data, product instinct, systems judgment, reliability, correctness, usability, operational trust, modern AI tooling

Nice to Have

Go, Python, React, gRPC, Kafka, PostgreSQL, AWS, Bazel, Grafana, Honeycomb

What You'll Do.

Own high-impact software

internal operations tools

Network operations software

Identify ambiguous problems

Design durable systems

Build production software

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with people; Work with operators; Work with field teams; Work with manufacturing; Work with supply chain; Work with finance; Work with commercial; Work with product teams; Work with partner teams

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. What You’ll Do You’ll own high-impact software across one or more parts of Zipline’s application platform, such as: Partner, merchant, and internal operations tools that help teams run the business day to day Marketplace, fulfillment, billing, and support systems that connect demand, delivery, and financial correctness Network operations software for simulation, real-time visibility, intervention, orchestrati

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