Principal Software Engineer, Application Software (Remote)
Core
Designing and building the software backbone for Zipline's autonomous logistics network, enabling real-time visibility, orchestration, and traceability across manufacturing, supply chain, and field operations.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Application Software)
Builds
Production software systems for marketplace, fulfillment, billing, network operations, and enterprise supply chain/finance tools.
Domain
Autonomous logistics, supply chain, and manufacturing operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Full-stack development, system architecture design, production software delivery, ambiguity resolution, product sense, reliability engineering, stakeholder collaboration, AI tooling adoption
Preferred skills
Experience with modern AI tooling, rapid learning of new technologies
Technologies
Go, Python, React, gRPC, Kafka, PostgreSQL, AWS, Bazel, Grafana, Honeycomb
Responsibilities
Own high-impact software across application platform components, design durable systems for complex physical networks, build production software end-to-end, drive adoption with operators and field teams, solve high-stakes operational problems, shape architecture and product direction
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic impact