Zipline
Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure
$130K–$230K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 20, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 4+ years of experience in software engineering for complex, hardware-backed, safety-critical systems.
About the job
Build and maintain test infrastructure and software tools for validating Zipline aircraft, ground systems, and flight-ready software.
What you'll do
- Develop HIL infrastructure and automated or semi-automated system validation tools for aircraft hardware and simulated environments.
- Support high-throughput flight testing and write test software, drivers, and interfaces for embedded and Linux-based systems.
- Debug validation failures and improve test frameworks, reliability, and collaboration on system-level validation strategies.
What they ask for
- Extensive experience in Python, specifically using test systems (e.g. pytest).
- Experience testing Rust and/or C embedded systems.
- Extensive experience working with CI/CD.
- Experience developing and executing test plans for complex, safety critical, embedded and cloud software.
Pay
$130,000 - 230,000 (USD, starting cash range; base or total pay not specified); $130,000–$190,000 (USD, base salary); $170,000–$230,000 (USD, base salary)
Tools
Python, pytest, Rust, C, Linux, CI/CD
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