Senior Software Engineer - Maps Routing
Zipline · South San Francisco, California, USA
Posted about 3 months ago · $160,000 - $250,000
or apply directly on Zipline 's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Zipline 's roles stay open a median of 78 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 51% of Zipline 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Zipline
- high 338 stale, 6 reposted of 342 open
- Hiring momentum
- 454 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Zipline 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Zipline .
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Routing team at Zipline, you will design and implement algorithms that determine the flight paths of Zipline's autonomous aircraft. Your work will involve optimizing routes in real-time while considering various factors such as weather and airspace restrictions. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and focuses on building high-reliability systems that have a direct impact on delivery speed and operational efficiency.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Zipline as an employer.
What you need
- Experience operating low-latency, high-availability production services
- Hands-on experience with path planning, graph search, motion planning, or related optimization problems
- Extreme ownership mindset with a track record of driving projects end-to-end
- Comfort working on ambiguous, high-visibility / high-impact problems
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including autonomy and operations
- Strong backend or distributed systems engineering fundamentals
Nice to have
- Familiarity with technologies such as Rust, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and AWS
- Experience with AI-assisted engineering workflows
What you get
- Starting cash range of $160,000 - $250,000
- Equity compensation
- Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
- Sales incentives
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Paid time off
Worth weighing
- Final cash pay depends on various factors including experience and location
- Role involves high visibility and safety-critical functions
- Stack includes modern technologies but is not specified as cutting-edge
Summarised from Zipline 's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Zipline on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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