Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Zoox

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field and 7+ years of experience
• Fluency in C++
• Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design
• Understanding of vehicle kinematics

Desirable

• The Behavior Capabilities opportunity falls within the Fail Operational Planning team at Zoox
• This team works to ensure that the robot continues to operate effectively, even in the presence of minor compartmentalized failures or degraded capabilities
• The focus of the team includes developing behavioral and motion planning algorithms to improve trip progress, vehicle uptime metrics, and correspondingly a better customer experience
• This is a cutting-edge problem which requires teamwork and collaboration across a diverse group of experts including Planner, Perception, Prediction, Hardware, and more
• On this team, you will contribute to the next generation of algorithmic advancements to expand our robot’s ability to drive in some of the most complex scenarios
• We are looking for an engineer who is excited to understand the interdependencies within the driving stack and takes ownership of their projects and has a holistic product focused approach towards development
• Create principled algorithmic improvements to specific areas of driving behavior and implement those changes in our code base
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop strategies and intelligent behaviors to mitigate the performance degradation under various failure modes of the system
• Architect and implement scalable solutions ensuring seamless integration with the rest of the driving stack
• Partner with validation teams to define and execute tests for developed algorithms

• Paid parental leave
• Affinity groups and sports clubs
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Our crew’s health and happiness is our first priority. We offer comprehensive health and mental health support, a wellbeing program, and unlimited and flexible paid time away
• We invest in our crew—and their families—for the long term. That includes generous family planning support, caregiver support, and strong cash compensation with great equity upside
• We look after our crew when they’re in the office too. Our famous food program is a great example, featuring a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes
• There’s a busy calendar of social events at Zoox, with more sports teams than you can count. And, of course, playing with robots is an important part of the job description

Total funding: $1.2bn

Zoox, a self-driving vehicle company, was founded to make personal transportation safer and more enjoyable for all. It has aimed to achieve this goal by creating a new mode of driverless transportation, thus eradicating the safety and logistical issues that come with human drivers.