Zoox · 7 hours ago
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Systems
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$242K/yr - $333K/yr
6+ years expZoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. The role involves designing and developing large distributed mapping systems, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Design and develop large distributed mapping systems that process sensor data across hundreds of compute nodes
Architect scalable data pipelines and orchestration frameworks to improve system throughput and reliability
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in distributed workloads, optimizing for latency and resource utilization
Lead technical design reviews and mentor engineers on best practices for distributed systems
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system requirements and technical roadmaps
Contribute to all phases of the software development cycle including prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation
Qualification
Required
Bachelors or higher in Computer Science or related field
6+ years of industry experience working on distributed systems
Fluency in C++ and Python
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with AWS services (S3, EC2, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB)
Preferred
Experience with geographic data and 3D meshes
Experience with relational databases
Background in robotics, autonomous systems, or geospatial data processing
Experience with software profiling and performance tuning
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 VenturesBlackbird Ventures,Lux Capital,Thomas Tull,ThresholdLux Capital,Threshold
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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