Staff Software Engineer, Healthcare

Zipline

Design and implement software for Zipline's fulfillment and delivery systems in Africa. Collaborate across teams to solve user problems and enhance operational workflows.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in building and operating production-grade distributed systems, with a strong focus on full-stack development using Python and React. Proven ability to design resilient, event-driven architectures and mentor junior engineers while improving operational workflows.

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Full-Stack DevelopmentDistributed Systems ArchitectureAutomated TestingDatabase Modeling and Performance TuningMentoring and Coaching

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Hard Skills

PythonGoReactKafkaPostgresEvent-Driven SystemsDistributed SystemsAutomated Unit TestingIntegration TestingSystem Testing

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingCollaborationMentoringCommunication

Industry Keywords

Fulfillment SystemsLogisticsWarehouse SystemsOperational Workflows

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoJavaScriptKafkaPostgresPythonReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end software for fulfillment, maintenance, and flight workflows that support Zipline operations in Africa.
Partner with operations, supply chain, finance, and customer-facing teams to simplify workflows and resolve high-impact user problems.
Lead backend and frontend delivery for major projects, from architecture and data models through implementation and production rollout.
Design modular distributed and event-driven systems that can adapt as operational and business needs change.
Build automated unit, integration, and system testing that protects critical inventory, order, and flight-coordination workflows.
Improve production reliability, observability, and robustness so teams can identify issues and make sound operational decisions.
Raise engineering effectiveness through code review, design standards, mentoring, and AI-assisted development, testing, and operational workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years building and operating production-grade distributed systems.
Deep full-stack development experience with Python, Go, or a similar object-oriented language, plus React or a comparable JavaScript framework.
Experience architecting distributed, event-driven systems using Kafka or similar technologies.
Strong database modeling and performance-tuning experience with Postgres.
A track record of designing software that is simple, flexible, resilient, and supported by comprehensive automated testing.
Experience making architectural decisions in a fast-changing operational environment and mentoring junior engineers through coaching, pairing, or design reviews.
Ability to travel 3-4 times a year to visit our operations in Africa; desire to travel more extensively or to relocate near our operations is a plus.
Experience with fulfillment, logistics, or warehouse systems is valued.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off
Equity compensation
Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
Travel opportunities