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Zoox · 1 day ago

Software Engineer - Mission Planning

positionFoster City, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
money$168K/yr - $270K/yr
date2+ 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 Mission Planner team is responsible for creating high-level routes for autonomous vehicles, integrating with various teams to facilitate real-time planning and dynamic route selection. They seek an engineer to develop mission planner algorithms and support cross-functional initiatives within the company.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
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Responsibilities

Develop mission planner algorithms, including graph search and integration with behavioral planning
Integrate and test your developed applications in the robot, learn and make improvements
Work collaboratively with passionate team members to support the integration of software components from all teams throughout Zoox
Set the short and long term technical direction for the team and collaborate on the broader company-wide directions
Coordinate cross-functional initiatives with other teams across Mission Planning, Behavioral Planning and Cloud Services

Qualification

C++Graph search techniquesCommercial robotics experienceAutonomous robots experienceTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field
Programming skills in C++
Understanding and experience with a variety of graph search techniques (A*, D*, Dijkstra …)
Demonstrated ability to write code for a shipped product (commercial robotics, drones, consumer devices, automotive)
Ability to work on multiple layers of the autonomous driving compute stack
at least 2 years of industry experience

Preferred

PhD in computer science or related field
Experience with autonomous robots

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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