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[/company/flyzipline](/company/flyzipline)[FlyZipline](/company/flyzipline)
# Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Simulation & Validation at FlyZipline

Department: Flight SW

Compensation

$180,000 – $260,000/yr

**Location**
: San Francisco, California · Ann Arbor Charter Township, Michigan · +1

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Jul 22, 2026

## Description

Zipline is hiring an Autonomy Validation Software Engineer to build internal platforms, simulation tools, scenario-generation systems, and automated infrastructure for validating autonomous planning, perception, control, and decision-making systems. The role requires 5+ years of software systems experience in simulation, testing, or safety validation, with C++, Rust, or C proficiency and robotics or autonomy simulation experience. It is a foundational software engineering position, not QA, and offers a starting cash range of $180,000–$260,000 plus equity, bonuses, and benefits.

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