South San Francisco, California, USA
Role details
$142,000 – $214,000
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.
We’re looking for a hands-on Senior IT Engineer to run day-to-day IT operations and deliver a seamless employee technology experience across a globally distributed workforce.
This role is responsible for leading the helpdesk, managing onboarding and offboarding, owning device lifecycle and logistics, and continuously improving how IT operates at scale. You’ll bring a strong technical foundation and a bias toward action, with the ability to jump into issues directly while also building the systems, processes, and automation needed to reduce friction over time.
The ideal candidate demonstrates strong ownership by proactively identifying and solving problems while holding themselves accountable for outcomes. They are customer-obsessed and operationally minded, continuously improving processes, eliminating inefficiencies, and building scalable systems that enhance the overall employee experience.
If you don’t meet every requirement but are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply.
The starting cash range for this role is Salary range: $142,000 - $214,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. We are always open to negotiation. 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.
We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!
Role context
This Senior IT Engineer role at Zipline sits in the engineering track within defense and autonomy. The position is tied to South San Francisco, California, USA and is posted within the last day, which signals active hiring intent rather than archived demand. Compensation is disclosed as $142,000 – $214,000, which improves comparability for candidates reviewing similar listings. Combined with the live company and role links on this page, this listing gives candidates a direct path to compare equivalent openings by employer, market, and role focus.
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