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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Zipline
- **Location:** South San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Datasheets, Software Debugging, Linux on Embedded Systems, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Rust (Programming Language), PIC Microcontroller, Build Management, Bare Metal
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-embedded-firmware-zipline-4026821

## About the Role

* Strong software engineering skills, with proficiency in at least one strongly typed language. We use C++, Rust, and Python.
 * Curiosity and a willingness to learn and work in a variety of embedded environments, from running on bare metal, to using and RTOS and integrating with embedded Linux
 * Experience building and maintaining real-world deployed embedded systems, and handling the long tail of edge cases to ensure consistent safety, reliability and high performance
 * A systems mindset and intuition for debugging; when anything could be wrong, you know how to narrow down the possibilities.
 * Fluency in implementing peripheral drivers based on electrical schematics and datasheets, and debugging at this boundary in order to support prototype hardware evaluation
 * Our team uses a hybrid in-office and distributed work environment, centered around our headquarters in South San Francisco, CA. You must be able to work from the office on a regular basis.

## Description

* Design and build the software necessary to run critical flight and safety processes on a network of microcontrollers, in cooperation with embedded Linux edge computers
 * Understand and improve the reliability of the flight software system as a whole, working with hardware and systems engineers to develop comprehensive fault management strategies and hardware-in-the-loop tests
 * Analyze the runtime characteristics of our avionics software in flight to build confidence in its performance, focusing on re-usable, maintainable software and optimizing where required
 * Develop metrics, monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities to prepare the system for field deployment at scale
 * Design and build data collection and testing tools to support early stage evaluation of new sensors, communications systems, and microcontroller platforms


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