2 days ago
Base Salary
$180k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build multimodal data-triage and visualization interfaces for autonomy data pipelines.
- Develop scalable backend APIs and real-time data pipelines for querying, filtering, and aggregating large datasets.
- Design database schemas, indexes, and query strategies for fast search and analysis at scale.
- Partner with autonomy, service, maintenance, and operations teams to build development, troubleshooting, and fleet-health tools.
Requirements
- Experience building data-heavy web applications and improving performance with large datasets.
- Understanding of database query optimization and complex JSON or nested data structures.
- Experience designing backend APIs with Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
- Working knowledge of cloud databases such as AWS RDS or DocumentDB.
- Preferred experience with React, WebGL, Three.js, platform engineering, API gateways, service meshes, developer platforms, security engineering, application security, site reliability engineering, incident response, technical standards, internal tools, data systems, AI-enabled applications, real-world operations, logistics, autonomous systems, or high-reliability services.
Benefits
- Starting cash range of $180,000-$250,000, with potential equity, overtime pay, discretionary annual or performance bonuses, sales incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance, and paid time off.
- Zipline is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups in tech.
Categories
Data EngineeringFull Stack
About Zipline
Zipline designs, builds, and operates autonomous drone delivery systems for healthcare, retail, and public-sector customers. The privately held company runs end-to-end logistics—aircraft, software, and fulfillment—to deliver blood, vaccines, medicines, and consumer goods. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in South San Francisco, Zipline operates across multiple continents; notable work includes Rwanda’s national blood deliveries and U.S. home delivery pilots with Walmart.
