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# Software Engineer, Airspace Platform

- **Company:** Zipline
- **Location:** South San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Distributed Systems, Interoperability, Open Source Technology, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Kubernetes
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-airspace-platform-zipline-9777887

## About the Role

* A track record of designing and delivering reliable software systems in complex or high-consequence environments
 * Strong experience with distributed systems, service architecture, APIs, and data modeling
 * Sound engineering judgment, including the ability to make and communicate tradeoffs under ambiguity
 * Experience operating production services in a modern cloud environment; experience with AWS and Kubernetes is helpful
 * A product mindset and empathy for operators, partners, and other users of the systems you build
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills
 * Experience owning technically complex projects from definition through production

Helpful Experience

 * Safety-critical, security-sensitive, real-time, or other high-consequence systems
 * Simulation, optimization, geospatial systems, robotics, autonomy, or aviation
 * Interoperability standards or open-source development
 * AWS and Kubernetes at production scale

## Description

* Lead the design and delivery of airspace-management capabilities for one of the world's most active commercial drone networks
 * Build core services for shared-airspace coordination, flight deconfliction, and simulation
 * Translate safety, operational, and interoperability requirements into clear system designs and product decisions
 * Design systems for correctness, resilience, testability, observability, and auditability
 * Own projects across the software lifecycle, from technical discovery and architecture through implementation, validation, rollout, and operation
 * Design APIs and data models that support coordination across internal systems and external airspace participants
 * Contribute to relevant open-source projects and industry interoperability efforts
 * Raise the engineering bar through technical leadership, thoughtful reviews, and mentorship


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