Zipline
Autonomous drone delivery and logistics platform
Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027
+ Relocation support + Housing stipend
About the job
- You must have completed the second year of your undergraduate studies; master's and PhD students are also eligible.
- A strong understanding of computer science fundamentals is required.
- A product mindset and passion for crafting intuitive, delightful customer experiences are required.
- Take technical ownership of critical features across Zipline’s consumer mobile and web apps, from design through deployment and iteration.
- Build features in the React Native mobile codebase or backend services in Python and Go.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to build user-facing features that are fast, elegant, and grounded in a strong understanding of customer needs.
- Influence the long-term technical roadmap and contribute to team-wide engineering best practices.
- Passion for software development and curiosity to learn new technology stacks.
About the company
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 I
Total Funding
$3.1B
Headquarters
South San Francisco, California
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Uber invested August 2026, targeting one million drone deliveries daily by 2029.
- Zipline's September 2026 Côte d'Ivoire deal expands to ten hubs serving 12 million.
- FAA's September 11 draft could authorize 220,000 daily deliveries across five Texas metros.
What critics are saying
- FAA Part 108 remains unsigned since July 10, 2026, freezing national scaling.
- Zipline's Texas expansion still needs public comments, environmental clearance, and final OpSpecs approval.
- A single crash or airspace conflict can ground operations and kill a $20 billion round.
What makes Zipline unique
- Zipline vertically integrates aircraft, dropboxes, software, and hub operations.
- Its dual-platform network serves hospital deliveries and five-minute urban consumer drops.
- Governments and brands buy logistics capacity, not vehicles, creating recurring service revenue.
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↓ -4%US drone logistics company Zipline will expand operations in Côte d'Ivoire, building nine additional facilities to complement its existing site operational since 2023. The expansion aims to serve 12 million people, roughly a third of the Ivorian population, over the next eight years. During its three-year pilot programme, Zipline delivered nearly 4 million medical products — primarily vaccines and blood — to more than 200 healthcare centres in a region northwest of Abidjan. The Ivorian government will cover operating costs including pharmacy-grade warehousing, cold chain management, digital tracking, and delivery for eight years. Zipline expects the government to achieve a three-fold return on its investment, though the company declined to disclose the exact financial terms. The deal represents growing African government adoption of drone technology for delivering social services to hard-to-reach areas.
Zipline, a startup making drones that can deliver small packages like meals and medical supplies, is in talks to raise $1 billion at a valuation of roughly $20 billion, according to three people with knowledge of the fundraise. The funding round, if it closes, would more than double its ...
Uber Technologies has partnered with drone delivery company Zipline to offer autonomous drone deliveries to Uber Eats customers in the US, with the service launching before year-end. Uber will make an undisclosed strategic investment in Zipline as part of the agreement. The partnership will enable Uber Eats users in areas where Zipline operates to select drone delivery for orders. The companies plan to expand the service to dozens more US cities and aim for a combined capacity of one million drone deliveries daily by end of 2029. Zipline currently operates on four continents. The partnership aims to reduce delivery times to between five and ten minutes for US customers. The agreement forms part of Uber's hybrid delivery strategy, which combines human couriers, pavement robots and drones.
Strategic partnership targeting one million drone deliveries daily by the end of 2029, with first deliveries later this year. Drone delivery on Uber Eats will launch across existing Zipline markets and target expansion into dozens of US cities. Uber to make a strategic investment in Zipline, reinforcing a long-term partnership to accelerate the scale of drone delivery. Zipline, a leader in drone delivery, and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced a strategic partnership, which aims to scale drone delivery across the United States. Uber and Zipline are partnering to bring drone delivery to millions of Americans on Uber Eats The first deployments will begin later this year, where Uber Eats customers will have the option to receive their orders in minutes via Zipline’s autonomous drone delivery. Uber will also make a strategic investment in Zipline and, together, the companies aim to reach one million drone deliveries per day by the end of 2029. Zipline operates on 4
Uber is partnering with drone delivery company Zipline, aiming to make one million deliveries per day using Zipline's drones by the end of 2029. The first deliveries on Uber Eats will begin by year-end in Zipline's existing markets, with plans to expand into dozens of US cities. The companies did not disclose the investment amount. Uber is bringing multiple drone delivery partners onto its platform as it seeks to grow Uber Eats. The ride-hail giant previously partnered with Israeli startup Flytrex late last year. Zipline recently closed an extended Series H funding round of $800 million, reaching a valuation of $7.6 billion. Uber thinks Zipline's drones can fulfil orders within five to ten minutes.