Lead Embedded Software Engineer, Zipline
$170-210k
3-5 days a week in office (South San Francisco, CA)
Transforming the way goods move
Open for applications
Transforming the way goods move
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$170-210k
3-5 days a week in office (South San Francisco, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To open up access to emergency medical care to everyone in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience in leading engineering teams to successfully deliver embedded software solutions, demonstrating the level of rigor required for high-volume or safety-critical applications
- A knack for thinking from first principles and a genuine passion for solving complex challenges
- Experience managing multiple engineers with regards to expectations, performance feedback, and compensation
- Deep technical expertise in embedded software engineering, with a track record of making impactful architectural-level contributions. You are an expert in one or more compiled languages suitable for real-time applications, such as C, C++, or Rust
- Enthusiasm for team building, including the ability to identify and persuade top-tier talent to join your team
What the job involves
- As an Embedded Software Engineering Lead, you will play a pivotal role in leading the development of embedded software for our cutting-edge aircraft technology
- Lead, mentor, and grow a small but mighty team of embedded engineers by providing a clear vision and setting ambitious goals, all while maintaining a stringent focus on technical excellence
- Provide technical leadership in system level design spanning both our Platform 1 and Platform 2 aircrafts by bringing expertise in either Linux, Microcontrollers, or Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
- Cultivate a team culture that champions a bias to action and strives for radically simple designs
- Coordinate across teams such as the electrical engineers to architect safety-critical avionics systems, which include flight computers, radios, safety systems, and communication buses
- Create reliable drivers for peripheral devices and radios used in flight computers, such as GNSS and IMU
- Develop a microprocessor framework to expedite firmware development processes
- Contribute significantly to embedded software development by producing architectural documents, participating in code reviews, and occasionally implementing limited features and addressing bug fixes
Our take
Zipline is transforming the way goods move by creating the first logistics system that serves all humans equally via a drone delivery service. As the first emergency drone logistics operation, Zipline is fundamentally changing how we transport emergency medical supplies and has expanded into commercial deliveries. It's partnered with several major companies, including Walmart.
Zipline has an edge over potential future competitors as the company has thousands of hours and over 35 million miles of flight to prove the system is safe and effective. It’s also one of the first companies to receive a full commercial operating certificate, putting Zipline in a strong position to continuously branch out to other markets.
The unicorn company operates globally and has signed its first government contract with Rwanda to provide up to 2 million drone deliveries by 2029. It is also aiming to start commercial deliveries to individual households in the near future. With big companies such as Amazon and Walmart examining “instant” delivery options, Zipline has a proven track record and the equipment and logistics in place to provide such services. 2023 funding pushed Zipline's valuation to a staggering $4.2 billion, indicating a bright future.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Apr 2023
$330m
SERIES F
Jul 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $813.7m
Company benefits
- Generous parental leave
- Generous vacation policy
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Monthly team events
- Healthcare, vision, and dental
- Healthy, delicious meals and snacks
- Dog-friendly offices
Company values
- Customer obsession - The standard of care
- Ownership - Getting the job done
- Transparency - Breeds trust
- Continuous improvement - Tackling hard problems
- Serve Your Species - Empowering one another
Company HQ
South San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Having studied Economics and Biotechnology at Harvard, they worked for almost 11 months as a self-employed rock climber. They combined their academic and practical experience to co-found Zipline in July 2011.
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