Pros: I've been at Zipline about a year, and I love it so far. It feels great to put my software skillset to use addressing a humanitarian issue - surprisingly hard to find companies that are working in this space and actually accomplishing things in the field! The company has a really great culture, super pleasant and respectful but also fast-moving and agile. I think very highly of my coworkers and enjoy working with them and learning from them.

Cons: This is probably obvious, but working in the emergency medical space means that causing bugs can be extra stressful. But, the flip side is that the successes feel extra good.

Pros: Zipline's compelling mission attracts talent. This sets a high hiring bar which allows us to select the smartest people I ever worked with. Close to the customer: Engineering's customers are the teams manufacturing and operating the system. It is easy to get feedback from them and the open culture promotes this. Total compensation is good but biased to equity over cash.

Cons: Growing pains: As the team is scaling, maintaining culture while hiring leads and managers has been a challenge. The scrappy and close to customer nature of the work makes it tough to focus. When things break the expectation is to respond because lives are on the line. This makes for occasional late night calls. Plans and roadmaps often get pushed or scrapped to support operations.

Pros: You get to work on revolutionary tech and lead the change in last mile delivery.

Cons: It is a very fast changing environment with work life balance hard to manage sometimes.