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Zoox · 2 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Robot Data Platform

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

Zoox is transforming transportation with a mission to build autonomous robotaxis from the ground up. The Senior Software Engineer will work on the Robot Data Platform team to design and maintain systems that manage data generated by Zoox’s autonomous vehicle fleet, ensuring high availability and reliability of data pipelines.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable systems for collecting, cataloging, storing, and processing petabytes of vehicle data
Architect robust log data storage solutions using AWS S3, and distributed systems to ensure data integrity and availability
Lead technical design discussions, create design documents, and drive architectural decisions for complex data platform features
Implement monitoring, alerting, and operational tooling to ensure high availability and reliability of data pipelines processing thousands of runs daily
Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish best practices for data platform development
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in data ingestion and storage systems, participating in on-call rotations

Qualification

PythonC++AWSData ingestion systemsDistributed systemsMonitoring toolsData governanceCollaborationMentoring

Required

8+ years of software engineering experience in building large-scale distributed cloud storage systems or data platforms
Proficiency in Python and C++, or similar languages, with emphasis on writing clean, maintainable code
Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), including S3, Aurora, and EC2
Proven experience designing and operating large-scale data ingestion and storage systems handling petabytes of data
Demonstrated strong ownership by driving projects from conception to completion and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams through clear communication

Preferred

Knowledge of data cataloging systems, metadata management, storage optimization, and data governance
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (such as Grafana, Cloudwatch)

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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