Senior Software Engineer - Maps Routing

Zipline • South San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

We’re building the mapping infrastructure that powers every Zipline flight. Maps Platform engineers build the backbone that serves geographic data, features, and map-driven services to Zipline’s products and operators. You’ll make map data fast, accurate, and reliable for both human workflows (map editors, operator dashboards, regulatory UIs) and autonomous systems (routing, onboard systems). This role mixes backend, data, platform engineering and user interface design with pragmatic production ownership.

Requirements

• Experience building and operating large-scale data pipelines
• A track record shipping reliable services and APIs
• Extreme ownership mindset with the ability to drive projects end-to-end
• Experience working with large datasets and designing reliable data processing logic
• Familiarity with data modeling, data quality, and validation in production systems
• Comfort working with cross-functional teams and integrating systems across domains
• Strong backend or distributed systems engineering fundamentals
• Experience with geospatial systems, mapping technologies, or GIS tooling is a plus, but not required.
• Engineers who can learn quickly and focus on solving the right problems.
• Engineers to use modern tools to amplify productivity while maintaining high standards for system design and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Own the foundation of flight intelligence. The systems you build directly power how aircraft understand and navigate the world.
• Design pipelines that process and serve large-scale geospatial datasets with strict requirements for accuracy, consistency, and availability.
• Build systems that are critical to real-world operations, from raw data ingestion to production services.
• Contribute work that will be used across autonomy, routing, simulation, and operations.
• Leverage modern AI and agentic workflows to increase engineering velocity while maintaining strong system rigor.

What This Job Offers

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