Software Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)

Worky; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Housing stipend

Overtime pay

Paid sick time

Job summary

Zipline in South San Francisco is offering an in-person Spring 2027 software internship (January 2027 – April 2027). The role covers technical ownership of features across mobile and web apps, with hands-on work in React Native and backend services (Python/Go).

You’ll join a team focused on delivering fast, delightful customer experiences and will contribute to engineering best practices while learning from real-world projects.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree; second year completed.
• Interest in software development and learning new tech stacks.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of features across Zipline’s consumer mobile and web apps, from design through deployment.
• Build features in the React Native mobile codebase or backend services in Python and Go.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver fast, elegant user-facing features.
• Influence long-term technical roadmap and engineering best practices.

Skills

Passion for software development

Curiosity to learn new tech stacks

Strong CS fundamentals

Product mindset

Education

Undergraduate studies (second year completed)

Job description

About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.

What You'll Do

• Take technical ownership of critical features across Zipline’s consumer mobile and web apps, from design through deployment and iteration


• Build features in the React Native mobile codebase or backend services in Python and Go


• Collaborate cross-functionally to build user-facing features that are fast, elegant, and grounded in a strong understanding of customer needs


• Influence our long-term technical roadmap and contribute to team-wide engineering best practices

What You'll Bring

• You must have completed the second year of your undergraduate studies. Masters and PhD students are also eligible


• Passion for software development and curiosity to learn new technology stacks


• Strong understanding in computer science fundamentals


• A product mindset and passion for crafting intuitive, delightful customer experiences

What Else You Should Know

This internship is a full-time position, in-person at our South San Francisco office. We will host our Spring 2027 interns from (January 2027 - April 2027).

The hourly rate for this internship is $50 per hour. Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits, where applicable and subject to local requirements.

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.

Zipline is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your point of contact at Zipline know if you require any accommodations throughout your interview process.

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As set forth in Zipline ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.