Fullstack - Data Platform (Autonomy)

ABOUT YOU AND THE ROLE

Zipline is at the forefront of a logistics revolution, using autonomous aircraft to deliver life-saving medical supplies across multiple continents, seven days a week. We have completed over 2,000,000 deliveries to date.

At Zipline, we believe that access to medical care should not depend on your location. To achieve our mission on a global scale, we’re enhancing our autonomy capabilities to quickly and safely expand into new products and locations, ultimately delivering essential packages right to your doorstep.

Our Autonomy team is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to develop web-based data visualization and annotation tools. These tools will allow the Autonomy team to introspect, visualize, and interact with data generated by thousands of Zips operating worldwide, solving Zipline’s critical autonomy challenges.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 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

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• 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 datasetsUnderstanding 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)

What Else You Need to Know

The starting cash range for this role is $170,000 - $210,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; overtime pay; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard torace, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!