South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$245k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Rust, C++, C, Trajectory Generation, MPC
South San Francisco, California, United States · Remote OK
$180k–$270k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Full Stack Development, Frontend Development, Backend Development, System Design, Go
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$170k–$210k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Path Planning, Graph Search, Motion Planning, Optimization Algorithms, Distributed Systems
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$100k–$140k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Hardware Rework, Team Leadership, Process Development, Technical Literacy, Schematic Interpretation
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$245k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Rust, C++, C, Trajectory Generation, Model Predictive Control
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$180k–$270k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Full Stack Development, Frontend Development, Backend Development, System Design, API Design
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$145k–$225k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Mechanical Design, CAD, GD&T, FEA, DFM
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$180k–$265k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Deep Learning, 3D Geometry, Semantic Segmentation, Computer Vision, CNN
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$175k–$250k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Service Operations, Field Service Management, Organizational Scaling, Staffing Models, Safety Leadership
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$125k–$170k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Production Test Systems, Automated Test Equipment, Electrical Design, Python, Mechatronics
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$180k–$240k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure As Code, Observability, Networking
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$160k–$200k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: RF System Design, Antenna Design, Communication System Design, RF Electronics, Link Budgets
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$190k–$230k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: C++, Rust, C, Python, Simulation Systems
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$180k–$270k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Full Stack Development, Backend Services, Data Pipelines, Marketplace Dynamics, System Architecture
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$130k–$180k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Mechanical Engineering, Test System Design, Cross-functional Team Management, Requirements Generation, Reliability Metrics
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$120k–$185k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Site Acquisition, Real Estate Dealmaking, Portfolio Management, Executive Negotiation, Contract Negotiation
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$170k–$210k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Kubernetes, ArgoCD, CI/CD Pipelines, Cloud Deployment Strategies, Prometheus
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$225k–$300k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Full-stack Development, System Design, Backend Engineering, Frontend Engineering, API Design
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Outbound Logistics, Supply Chain Operations, Warehouse Management Systems, ERP, Transportation Coordination
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Production Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Capacity Planning, Process Control, Root-Cause Problem Solving
South San Francisco, California, United States • On-site
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Develop real-time trajectory generation and decision-making systems for autonomous drone flight. Design large-scale multi-agent planning and collision avoidance to support thousands of daily deliveries in dense urban environments.
Requires a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 3+ years of experience in safety-critical software for robotics or aerospace. Must be proficient in Rust, C++, or C and have a deep understanding of planning, search, and trajectory optimization.
Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.
Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.
Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.
We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.
Zipline was founded to create the first logistics system that serves all humans equally. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges. Leveraging expertise in robotics and autonomy, Zipline designs, manufactures and operates the world’s largest automated delivery system. Zipline serves tens of millions of people around the world and is making good on the promise of building an equitable and more resilient global supply chain. From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart and enabling leading healthcare providers to bring care into the home in the United States, Zipline is transforming the way goods move. By transitioning to clean, electric, instant logistics, we can decarbonize delivery, decrease road congestion, and reduce fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access for billions of people. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Zipline is inspiring people, governments, and businesses to imagine what is possible when goods can move as seamlessly as information. To join the team, check out our career page: https://flyzipline.com/careers/
Offices: 333 Corey Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, US
Based on 124 listings with disclosed salaries, most transportation jobs in South San Francisco, CA pay between $120k–$250k per year. Individual offers vary with seniority, company size, and specialization.
There are currently 179 open transportation positions in South San Francisco, CA listed on Clera. New openings are added daily as companies post roles.
Companies currently hiring include Zipline, Avis Budget Group, Reyes Beverage Group, Allied Universal, DSV - Global Transport and Logistics, among others. Browse the listings above to see every active employer.
Yes — 5 of the 179 open transportation positions offer remote or hybrid work (1 remote, 4 hybrid).
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