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Zoox · 9 hours ago

Senior AI Developer Productivity Engineer

Foster City, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$192K/yr - $300K/yr

7+ years exp

Zoox is developing state-of-the-art autonomous vehicle software for their purpose-built vehicle, aiming to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service. The Developer Experience team is focused on improving the process of developing autonomy software, services, and applications by leveraging Large Language Models to enhance engineering workflows and productivity.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Architect and implement LLM-powered solutions using both commercial providers like AWS bedrock and open-source models like (Llama)

Build tools that aim to improve engineer productivity by 10x through intelligent code assistance, automated code review, and context-aware documentation generation

Develop systems to automate mundane development tasks like boilerplate generation, test creation, and code refactoring

Create intelligent workflows that leverage LLMs for bug detection, security vulnerability assessment, and code optimization

Bridge the divide between developers' needs and infrastructure solutions while establishing best practices for responsible AI integration in our development pipeline

Qualification

Full-stack developmentLLM evaluation metricsSystem designPythonC++Embedding modelsVector databasesAutomated code reviewIntelligent code assistanceContext-aware documentationBug detectionSecurity vulnerability assessmentCode optimization

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of industry experience

Solid experience as a full-stack or backend developer, showcasing a deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms

Fluency in at least one of the following languages: Python or C++

Experience with LLM evaluation metrics and performance optimization

Knowledge of using embedding models and vector databases

Preferred

Experience working with IDEs and LSPs

Experience developing and/or integrating debuggers with build systems

Experience managing and optimizing large monolithic repositories, including build systems, version control workflows, and developer tooling

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.

Founded in 2014

Foster City, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

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

Nelson Pedreiro

Sr. Vice President, Hardware

Zheng Gao

Director of Hardware Engineering

Recent News

Channel NewsAsia

Amazon's Zoox to recall 332 US vehicles over software error

2025-12-24

AfroTech

Two Black Woman Leaders Are At The Forefront Of The Robotaxi Revolution As CEOs Of Major Vehicle Companies Waymo And Zoox

2025-12-17

Clean Technica

Zoox Becomes Robotaxi Partner for T-Mobile Arena

2025-12-13

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