Zipline
Maps Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Internship · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- At least the second year of undergraduate studies completed; master’s and PhD students are also eligible.
About the job
Contribute to Zipline’s mapping and spatial-planning services, including route-generation tools and algorithms for safe, reliable drone delivery.
What you'll do
- Build services that generate routes and spatial-planning artifacts, and tools to visualize and evaluate geospatial features.
- Help make spatial data accessible globally and improve planning algorithms for fast, safe, reliable routing.
- Work on path-planning algorithms, artifact validation, or spatial-data generation and transformation pipelines.
What they ask for
- Must have completed at least the second year of undergraduate studies; master’s and PhD students are also eligible.
- Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
- Deep understanding of algorithmic optimization and proficient coding and programming skills.
- Understanding of automated testing practices.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting or developing novel algorithmic research.
- Experience with spatial data.
Pay
$54 per hour (hourly rate)
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