Zipline

AI Tooling Software Engineer - Data Platform, Autonomy

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2 days ago
South San Francisco, CA, USASenior
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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.

Tech Stack

AWSDjangoFastAPIFlaskReactThree.js

Categories

Data EngineeringFull Stack
Zipline

About Zipline

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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