Zipline
Transforming the way goods move
technology • robotics • healthcare • engineering • socialimpact
1001 - 5000
Senior Software Engineer - Motion Planning
March 20
🏢 In-office - San Francisco
Zipline
Transforming the way goods move
technology • robotics • healthcare • engineering • socialimpact
1001 - 5000
Description
• Develop onboard motion planning and decision-making software for our fleet of delivery drones • Enable the next level of scale for our life-saving service via fleet-wide coordination and deconfliction algorithms • Build and use simulation tools to determine the impact of new features before deploying them to the field • Analyze real data from thousands of flights to ensure the system is operating safely and efficiently • Architect new components of our autonomy stack as we extend the capability of our software to meet the challenges of new products and platforms • Mentor junior engineers and influence technical direction for the team • Work alongside the perception team to drive their subsystem requirements.
Requirements
• 5+ years of professional experience developing software for hardware products in a safety-critical field, e.g. aerospace, robotics, medical devices, autonomous vehicles • Expertise in writing safety critical code in one or more of: Rust, C++, C • Demonstrated technical leadership in a production environment, writing software that runs on complex autonomous systems that operate in the real world • Knowledge of planning and search algorithms with industry experience in robotics, manipulation, or autonomous driving • Ability to build and use simulation and data analysis tools for evaluating system performance • Experience building real-world robotics systems and handling the long-tail corner cases to ensure high uptime systems.
Benefits
• Equity compensation • Discretionary annual or performance bonuses • Sales incentives • Medical, dental and vision insurance • Paid time off • And more.
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