Zoox · 5 months ago
Senior/Staff Software Engineer: Platform Software and Services
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $222K/yr
7+ years expZoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. They are seeking a passionate software engineer to advance the platform software powering multiple devices in their autonomous vehicles, focusing on developing and maintaining the custom operating system and platform services. The role involves tackling complex challenges related to software updates and fleet management.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Developing and maintaining Zoox’s custom operating system
Selecting, configuring, and updating kernels and device drivers, including GPU drivers
Building and maintaining platform services (backend and frontend), OS build tools, and installation tools
Managing software build and authorization systems
Designing and implementing in-field update mechanisms and OS validation plans
Developing startup time and runtime auditing, and control mechanisms for software and hardware configurations across vehicle fleets
Overseeing hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and continuous integration (CI) infrastructure
Qualification
Required
7+ years of software development experience
Solid understanding of operating system internals
Solid experience in designing, developing, and deploying large-scale platform-level services and software solutions
Expertise in Linux, including build systems (e.g., Yocto), bootloaders, init systems, containerization, filesystems, networking, and device drivers
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and the client-server model
Experience with software build and update systems
Proficiency in C or C++ and scripting languages like Python
Preferred
Familiarity with security software: PKI, secure boot, hardware key storage, etc
Expertise in GPU hardware and software architecture
Experience with robotics or autonomous driving technologies
Graduate degree in computer science or closely related field
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
Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driving car services. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$955MKey Investors
Grok Ventures
2020-06-26Acquired
2019-10-21Convertible Note· $200M
2018-07-08Series B· $465M
Leadership Team
Nelson Pedreiro
Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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Zheng Gao
Director of Hardware Engineering
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