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.
About the Developer Productivity Team
The Developer Productivity team at Zipline empowers our engineers to build safe and reliable software faster. We design and maintain the internal tools, pipelines, and workflows that enable our autonomy, firmware, avionics, and flight software teams to innovate at scale. From improving the performance of our CI/CD system to making code reviews smoother, we create the foundation that lets Zipline engineers focus on building world-class delivery drones. Our work directly impacts the speed, reliability, and safety of the systems that power Zipline’s mission to transform logistics and save lives.
The RoleAs a DevOps Engineering Intern, you’ll help build the systems and tools that keep our engineering teams moving quickly and safely. You’ll work on projects that improve how engineers write, test, and deploy their code—directly impacting the quality and reliability of our autonomous aircraft. Along the way, you’ll get exposure to a wide variety of engineering domains at Zipline and collaborate with experienced mentors who are excited to share their expertise. This role is a unique opportunity to learn about developer experience, cloud systems, and drone technology all at once.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to maintaining and improving our CI/CD pipelines.
- Build internal tools (such as dashboards or bots) that make our engineers’ lives easier.
- Work with experienced engineers to define and deliver features that improve developer workflows.
- Help improve the speed and reliability of automated testing and builds.
- Participate in real-world debugging, gaining insight into how large engineering systems operate.
- Learn how infrastructure investments directly support autonomous aircraft development.
- Current enrollment in a BS, MS, or PhD program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong programming experience in at least one language (Rust, Python, Go, C++, or similar).
- Familiarity with software development tools (bazel, git, CI/CD systems, build tools, etc.).
- A problem-solving mindset, with curiosity to understand how systems work end-to-end.
- Strong communication skills and eagerness to collaborate with engineers across disciplines.
- Ability to work full-time onsite during the internship season.
Our internships are full-time positions, in-person at our South San Francisco or Dallas office. We will host our Summer 2026 interns from May or June to August.
Candidates are limited to three (3) applications within a 30-day period.
The starting cash range for this internship is $40 - 44/ hour. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and working location. The total compensation package for each role may also include: a housing stipend; overtime pay; relocation support; paid sick time; and more.
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.
We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!
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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What We Do
Zipline is the world's largest autonomous delivery network and is powered entirely by fixed-wing drones. Our fleet circles the equivalent distance of the equator every 2.5 days, and we have shipped hundreds of thousands of critical medical products across Rwanda, Ghana, and now beginning in the United States.
Why Work With Us
Zipline is the perfect intersection of super cutting-edge tech, deep social mission, and extremely compelling business case. Our small, scrappy, customer-obsessed, humble, and mission-driven team has set the bar for what is possible in the drone logistics industry globally, and has designed some incredibly elegant technology in the process.
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