Full-Time
Fullstack – Data Platform
Autonomy
Zipline
1,001-5,000 employees
Autonomous drone delivery and logistics platform
Compensation Overview
$170k - $210k/yr
San Bruno, CA, USA
In Person
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- Demonstrated experience building production-grade full stack web applications
- Proven ability to work closely with internal customers and deliver software end-to-end in order to address diverse needs
- Strong experience with data-heavy web applications and performance optimization for large datasets
- Understanding of database query optimization and working with complex JSON/nested data structures
- Strong user-centered design thinking - ability to iterate with users and translate complex technical requirements into intuitive UX
- Expertise in modern front-end (Typescript, React, Zustand, Storybook, Playwright)
- Experience with backend frameworks for API design (Django, Flask, FastAPI)
- Working knowledge of cloud databases (e.g. AWS RDS, DocumentDB)
- Build sophisticated data triage and exploration interfaces that enable users to filter, analyze, and investigate data across millions of records
- Design and develop web front-end visualization tools for Zipline's data pipelines, enabling high-quality analysis to solve critical autonomy problems
- Build scalable and performant backend APIs and realtime data pipelines to support complex querying, filtering, and aggregation across large datasets
- Design and implement efficient database schemas, indexes, and query optimization strategies to ensure performant search and analysis at scale
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to understand workflows and deliver tools that improve operational efficiency and data-driven decision making
Zipline designs, builds, and operates autonomous delivery networks using two drone platforms: P1 fixed-wing drones for long-range, centralized deliveries with parachute drops, and P2 hover-drones for precise home deliveries. It provides end-to-end service, from drones and hubs to software and logistics, under government and enterprise contracts, earning revenue per delivery or per distribution center. The system enables zero-emission, instant logistics for medical supplies and consumer goods across multiple countries, with partners like Walmart and GNC. The goal is fast, reliable, scalable delivery that expands access to essential items, especially healthcare, through a fully integrated global network.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Series H
Total Funding
$2.1B
Headquarters
South San Francisco, California
Founded
2014
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Raised $600M at $7.6B valuation, expanding to Houston and Phoenix in 2026.
- $150M U.S. State Department contract triples African facilities to 15,000.
- 15% weekly U.S. delivery growth, partnerships with Walmart, Chipotle, Mayo Clinic.
What critics are saying
- FAA BVLOS restrictions block P2 urban expansion after Wing incidents.
- Amazon Prime Air captures Walmart contracts with 10x higher volume.
- Rwanda shifts 70% medical contracts to JOUAV post-20% Zipline fee hike.
What makes Zipline unique
- Zipline operates world's largest autonomous drone delivery system with 2 million deliveries.
- Dual platforms: P1 for 75-mile medical drops, P2 for urban tether deliveries since 2023.
- Vertically integrates design, manufacturing, and operations from South San Francisco.
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6 month growth
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↑ 0%The funding adds to a previous round, announced in January, that valued the drone startup at $7.6 billion.
Zipline, an American robotics company operating the world's largest autonomous delivery system, has raised over $600 million and is now valued at $7.6 billion. The company has surpassed two million commercial deliveries and will expand to Houston and Phoenix in early 2026, with additional metros following later in the year. Zipline's US deliveries have grown approximately 15% week-over-week for seven months. The service delivers food, retail and healthcare products in as little as 10 minutes, with a median flight time of three minutes. New sites now reach 100 deliveries per day in just two days, compared to 10 weeks for the company's first Dallas location. The company exceeded its Q3 daily delivery volume target by 30% and reached its Q4 target six weeks early.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) announced a $150 million funding initiative from the U.S. State Department to expand Zipline's drone delivery network for HIV care in Africa. This will increase outreach from 5,000 to 15,000 health facilities, benefiting 100 million people. The initiative has already delivered 86,000 antiretroviral treatments and empowered 38,600 adolescents to get tested. The program aims to eliminate HIV transmission in Africa through innovative healthcare delivery.
Introducing Zipotle: Chipotle partners with Zipline for aerial food delivery in Dallas.
Earlier this year, Zipline launched its first-ever P2 drone site at Walmart stores in Mesquite and Waxahachie, Texas, offering a delivery experience that's quieter than the average delivery truck.