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Senior Software Engineer in USA

  • Zipline
  • Full time
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  • South San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

  • Build and own infrastructure for validating autonomous features and system performance across planning, perception, and control.
  • Design simulation tools and scenario-generation systems for large-scale, high-fidelity autonomy testing under real-world and edge-case conditions.
  • Develop custom validation and testing tools that integrate with Zipline’s internal autonomy development stack.
  • Create scalable automated systems to run, track, and analyze thousands of validation tasks.
  • Collaborate with autonomy, systems, data, flight test, and QA engineers to codify metrics, safety thresholds, requirements, and real-world results.
  • Establish software release-validation practices, documentation, standards, workflows, metrics, and evaluation methodologies for the autonomy organization.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building software systems for simulation, testing, or safety validation, ideally in robotics, autonomy, aerospace, or other real-time safety-critical domains.
  • Strong software engineering skills with proficiency in C++, Rust, or C; Python experience is a plus.
  • Hands-on experience with simulation systems for robotics or autonomous systems, particularly for testing or validation.
  • Experience building tools, platforms, or infrastructure used by other engineers.
  • Understanding of validation methodologies, including defining metrics, evaluating system behavior, and testing complex electromechanical systems.
  • Preferred qualifications include high-fidelity simulation or scenario-generation experience; large-scale or distributed systems experience; Kubernetes or AWS experience; familiarity with systems engineering concepts; exposure to planning, perception, and control autonomy stacks; and some exposure to machine learning systems.
  • The role is not intended for primarily MATLAB/Simulink-based simulation, systems-engineering-only, infrastructure/DevOps-only, or QA/QC-focused backgrounds without significant software ownership.

Benefits

  • Starting cash range is $180,000-$260,000 annually, with final pay based on experience, qualifications, skills, location, and projected impact.
  • Total compensation may include equity, discretionary annual or performance bonuses, sales incentives, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and paid time off.

Salary: $180k - $260k/yr

Zipline

Zipline is redefining logistics with its instant delivery system that addresses urgent access challenges for a diverse range of customers, including governments and businesses. By leveraging advanced technology like robotics and autonomy, Zipline ensures equitable access to essential goods, wheth...

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