Maps Intern (Summer 2027)

Zipline • South San Francisco, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Zipline is seeking a Maps Intern to contribute to and own portions of its Maps stack, which supports autonomous delivery operations. The Maps Team builds scalable tools and services that produce artifacts used by Zipline vehicles to plan and safely fly missions in the real world. The work may involve path-planning algorithms, validation of artifacts against flight requirements, spatial data generation, and data-transformation pipelines. The role supports multi-objective routing and efficient spatial-data ingestion and access, helping Zipline expand service to more customers around the world. The intern will learn how theoretical path-planning algorithms are adapted to real-world problems and how data and spatial search support aerial routing.

This is a full-time, in-person internship at Zipline’s South San Francisco office. The Summer 2027 internship is scheduled to run during a period between May/June and August/September.

Requirements

• Must have completed at least the second year of undergraduate studies; master’s and PhD students are also eligible.
• Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
• Deep understanding of algorithmic optimization.
• Proficient coding and programming skills.
• Understanding of automated testing practices.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience supporting or developing novel algorithmic research.
• Preferred experience with spatial data.

Responsibilities

• Work on services that generate routes and spatial-planning artifacts.
• Use tools to visualize and evaluate geospatial features that affect serviceability.
• Work with teams to make spatial data accessible instantaneously anywhere in the world.
• Improve planning algorithms to make routing fast, safe, and reliable.

Benefits

• Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits where applicable and subject to local requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed