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Zoox · 1 day ago

Senior/Staff Software Engineer – Configuration & Runtime Systems

positionFoster City, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$219K/yr - $263K/yr
date8+ years exp

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. The role involves building core platform services for configuration and runtime systems that ensure safe, consistent operation of the autonomous vehicle fleet.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design and build robust microservices for vehicle config and runtime systems
Develop startup-time and runtime auditing/control of software and hardware settings
Own service architecture that connects vehicle and cloud for dynamic configuration
Collaborate with vehicle software, tools, and operations teams across the company
Help drive long-term technical direction for platform configuration infrastructure

Qualification

Cloud systems architectureMicroservices developmentKotlinJavaREST APIsSQLCloud infrastructureData pipelinesSystems thinkingRobotics experienceDistributed systemsVehicle environmentsGPS familiarityOTA updates

Required

8+ years of experience in cloud systems architecture and development
Deep experience designing, building, and operating cloud-based microservices
Proficient in Kotlin or Java, REST APIs, and SQL
Experience building data pipelines and APIs between cloud and edge devices
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
Strong systems thinking and ability to understand complex, cross-cutting architectures

Preferred

Experience in robotics, autonomy, or large-scale distributed systems
Familiarity with vehicle environments, maps, GPS, and OTA updates

Benefits

Paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
Unpaid time off
Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Amazon RSUs
Health insurance
Long-term care insurance
Long-term and short-term disability insurance
Life insurance

Company

Zoox

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Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driving car services. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
dateFounded in 2014
location
Foster City, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.zoox.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$955M
Key Investors
Grok Ventures
2020-06-26Acquired
2019-10-21Convertible Note· $200M
2018-07-08Series B· $465M

Leadership Team

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Nelson Pedreiro
Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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Zheng Gao
Director of Hardware Engineering
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