[Remote] Staff Full Stack Software Engineer - Health Care Platform
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Zipline is the world’s largest drone delivery service, on a mission to ensure access to essential goods globally. They are seeking a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to build and manage software systems that streamline operations and enhance delivery services, focusing on fulfillment, maintenance, and flight systems.
Responsibilities
- Deep dive into your users’ problems to simplify operational workflows which enable the business to move efficiently
- Architect simple, modular, flexible software systems that evolve with fast changing business needs
- Lead backend and frontend development of major projects across all aspects of a modern tech stack
- Establish strong automated testing practices across unit, integration, and system layers
- Improve reliability, observability, and operational robustness of production systems
- Systematize AI-assisted workflows across development, testing, and operations
- Maintain clear engineering patterns, code quality standards, and review discipline
- Mentor junior engineers through direct coaching, pairing, and design reviews
- Increase team throughput by reducing friction, simplifying architecture, and eliminating waste
Skills
- 8+ years building and operating production-grade distributed systems
- Deep experience developing full stack software using Python, Go, or a similar object-oriented language
- Frontend experience using React or similar Javascript frameworks
- Experience architecting distributed and event-driven systems using Kafka or similar technologies
- Database modeling and performance tuning experience with Postgres
- Demonstrated history of designing systems that are simple, flexible, and resilient
- Proven implementation of comprehensive automated testing strategies
- Experience driving architectural decisions in fast-changing environments
- Track record of mentoring and growing junior engineers
- Experience building modern fulfillment, logistics, or warehouse systems
- Willingness to spend significant time in Kigali, Rwanda, via travel or relocation
- Production experience with Kubernetes and AWS
Benefits
- Equity compensation
- Overtime pay
- Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
- Sales incentives
- Benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance
- Paid time off
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