Senior Software Engineer — ASW Launch Operations

Job overview

The Senior Software Engineer — ASW Launch Operations role may be based in South San Francisco or remotely within the United States. Regular travel is expected, with remote team members potentially traveling for a few days at a time about once per month. Compensation is not specified. Zipline operates an autonomous drone delivery network carrying critical supplies, including food, medicine, and medical supplies. The engineer builds the operational platform that supports market launches, replacing fragmented manual workflows with unified, auditable software. The work improves launch speed, predictability, execution visibility, and reliability as Zipline expands its network.

What you'll do

• Own software capabilities for site acquisition, permitting, infrastructure design, construction execution, deployment tracking, and launch readiness
• define APIs, data models, service boundaries, and architecture
• build durable workflows and integrations across enterprise and operational systems
• partner with users to design and validate tools
• operate business-critical services, participate in on-call rotations, and lead incident response when needed
• ship production code, review changes, troubleshoot systems, and mentor peers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior software engineer

asw launch ops

zipline

remote within us

south san francisco option

regular travel

on-call rotation

operational platform

full-stack systems

python

go

react

autonomous logistics

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Remote within the United States or based in South San Francisco; regular travel expected; on-call rotation is part of the role.

About the employer

Zipline is hiring for this role. Industry: Couriers and Express Delivery Services. Sector: 49.