Embedded Software Engineer (Linux)

About You and The Role

The Embedded Software team is responsible for designing robust systems that power our life-saving drone delivery service in some of the toughest environments on Earth. Our team is responsible for the software stack from bare-metal through the operating system, firmware, peripheral drivers, core libraries, and the tools plus test systems that enable our team to develop reliable safety-critical systems at high velocity. This spans from our aircraft, to our ground infrastructure, to our hardware testers. As an Embedded Software Engineer, you’ll be a key contributor to this stack, helping design, implement, and maintain the software that enables our drones and systems to operate safely and efficiently. You’ll work closely with other embedded engineers, electrical engineers, and systems teams to build reliable, performant solutions for real-world challenges. What You'll Do Design, develop, and maintain embedded software across our aircraft and ground systems. Work with Linux, microcontrollers, and real-time operating systems to build robust, safety-critical systems. Implement and optimize peripheral drivers, radios, and communication interfaces. Contribute to frameworks and libraries that accelerate firmware and system development. Collaborate across disciplines to ensure our avionics and infrastructure systems are safe, reliable, and performant. What You'll Bring 2–7 years of hands-on experience in Rust and C. Solid Linux background, including understanding of the / proc filesystem, awareness of cgroups, and familiarity with eBPF. Strong understanding of concurrency and parallelism (and the difference between the two). Networking knowledge, particularly with TCP / UDP. Strong software engineering fundamentals, with experience shipping real-world systems. Ability to work across hardware / software boundaries and debug complex system-level issues. Nice to Have Experience with device drivers and handling interrupts. Knowledge of clocks and clock synchronization. Familiarity with the Linux memory subsystem (VM). Understanding of CPU scheduling. Experience with IPC message passing (e.g. Protocol Buffers). What Else You Need to Know    This is an in-office office position where candidates that are not in the Bay Area will be expected to relocate.  The starting cash range for this role is $155,000 - $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; 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 to race, 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.