Hiring: Simulation Software Engineer Company: Zipline Location: South San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 15:33:46 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : C++, CI/CD, Embedded Systems, Rust About the job Experience: •4+ years of professional software engineering experience in C++ or Rust (Rust experience is a strong plus). Required Skills: •Zipline is scaling the world's largest autonomous drone delivery network—a pioneering •System—delivering life-saving medical supplies and commercial goods globally. Our commitment to safety and exponential scale demands an industrial-grade virtual test environment, decoupled from physical hardware. That’s the mission of our Simulation team. •This role is absolutely critical for the safety and reliability of Zipline's real-world Physical AI deployment. If you are driven by the challenge of integrating complex flight software with synthetic environments, real hardware, and advanced time-manipulation to rigorously test an autonomous system, we want to hear from you! •This is not a niche role within Autonomy—it’s a company-wide enabler. •If your passion lies in building infrastructure that unlocks fast, safe iteration across multiple engineering domains, this role is built for you. •Build the simulation platform: Develop the reusable infrastructure that powers simulation across the company, including execution, scheduling, orchestration, APIs, and developer tooling. •Integrate with production software: Build interfaces that allow flight software, cloud services, embedded software, and hardware to execute inside deterministic virtual environments. •Scale simulation: Scale from single-vehicle debugging to fleet-scale testing across thousands of scenarios in CI. Compensation: •$180,000 - $220,000 / year •Bonus: Experience scaling simulation in CI, HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop), or formal verification methods Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!