Principal Software Engineer, Application Software

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Principal Software Engineer responsible for high-impact application software at Zipline. Collaborating with teams to design and build systems for an autonomous logistics network.

Responsibilities:

  • own high-impact software across one or more parts of Zipline's application platform
  • work closely with people who use these systems every day
  • identify ambiguous problems, design durable systems, build production software end to end, and drive adoption

Requirements:

  • experience building and shipping production software systems
  • strong full-stack fundamentals across frontend, backend, services, and data
  • can turn ambiguous, high-stakes problems into simple, reliable software
  • combine product instinct with systems judgment
  • care deeply about reliability, correctness, usability, and operational trust
  • enjoy working directly with users and stakeholders to understand real workflows
  • want to shape architecture and product direction, not just implement scoped features
  • excited to use modern AI tooling to increase velocity while maintaining strong engineering rigor

Benefits:

  • equity compensation
  • overtime pay
  • discretionary annual or performance bonuses
  • sales incentives
  • benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance
  • paid time off