Senior/Staff Backend Software Engineer, Zoox
Product
$203-293k
Office located in Foster City, CA
Autonomous vehicle technology
Job no longer available
Autonomous vehicle technology
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$203-293k
Office located in Foster City, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To reimagine transportation from the ground up.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field
- Proven experience in algorithm development, with a strong emphasis on operational research methodologies
- Proficiency in programming languages like Java or Kotlin, Python
- Experience developing cloud services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability
- Knowledge about microservice design patterns and DB access
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
Desirable
- Experience in applying operational research methods such as linear programming, integer programming, stochastic processes, and queuing theory to solve complex dispatch problems
- Experience in transportation, logistics, or autonomous vehicles
- Experience handling large data sets and scaling service horizontally to a large number of users
- Experience in Payment Gateway Integration, Transaction Processing, Tax Calculation, Billing, Dynamic Pricing, Refund/Dispute
What the job involves
- Service Management and Infrastructure is looking for a Senior/Staff Backend Software Engineer to build out the backend system for Zoox ride-hailing service
- You will be responsible for designing, implementing and optimizing the system for real-time vehicle tracking, fleet dispatch, payment processing, vehicle routing and service area management
- It is the backbone of our autonomous vehicle ride-hailing service and the brains that connects our riders and vehicle operators to our robot fleet
- Fleet Dispatch:
- Vehicle Roaming: Assign non rider missions for vehicles not carrying riders
- Dispatch utility missions like charging mission, return to base missions, R&D missionsFleet distribution based on demand forecast
- Dispatch optimization for different and perhaps conflicting objectives like low rider trip waiting time, low vehicle energy consumption, high vehicle fleet utilization rate
- Payments:
- Promotion
- Dynamic pricing models based upon time and mileage including taxes and regulatory, and product fees
- Billing
- Payment processing
- Stripe Integration
- Full and partial refunds
- Tax calculation
- Design and build a scalable, efficient, and robust backend system for Zoox’s ride-hailing service
- Be the owner of core functionalities like payment system, fleet dispatch, service area management to define the technical roadmap, development plan and execute on them effectively
- Ensure the best practices in software development including design review, code review, software testing, documentation
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to drive novel solutions of our challenging problems of robotaxi ride-hailing service
- Collaborate with teams of world-class engineers, product managers, technical program managers from diverse backgrounds with expertise in distributed computing, rider experience, web and mobile applications, autonomous driving, mapping, AI, and software infrastructure to understand their requirements and incorporate them into the design and implementation of the backend system
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
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.
It revealed its custom vehicle design in December 2020, showcasing something different from just a car without a driver. Uniquely, all four wheels are independent of one another, and the vehicles have no front or back, making them more agile than a standard car. Zoox claims that it is different from other industry players because it has created an entire driverless ecosystem, including the vehicle itself, allowing it to have more control.
The company is fast becoming a major player in an industry that is predicted to be worth $2 trillion by 2030. Electric motors are highly desirable, particularly in an urban environment, as governments look for ways to reduce emissions and improve air quality. Zoox is aiming to play a vital role in this evolution towards more sustainable urban mobility. Amazon acquired the company in 2020 and, despite a general downturn in the sector through 2022, is building a Zoox factory and budgeting $1 billion per year for future development and production.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2019
$200m
CONVERTIBLE
Jul 2018
$500m
SERIES B
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- 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
Company values
- WE'RE DOING ONE THING THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING: Safer, cleaner, more enjoyable mobility—for everyone. One product and one mission, bringing us together and driving us forward.
- IT’S BIGGER THAN ANY OF US: Collaboration isn’t just something we talk about. It’s the only way we get this done. It takes trust, humility, and openness. And it means we pull together like no other team
- ONE ZOOX, ONE CREW: Zoox is an inclusive, diverse, supportive community. One where we celebrate together, face challenges together, and grow stronger together. And where we work hard to ensure no one is left out and everyone is part of the story.
- EVERY DAY IS A MILESTONE: From each line of code to each mile on the road, everything we do is another step forward in our mission. We ask questions, tackle problems head-on, and celebrate the progress we’re making
Company HQ
Vintage Park, Foster City, CA
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Founders
Aicha Evans
(CEO, not founder)Having studied at the George Washington University, Aicha started her career with 2 years in Engineering at Skyworks before joining Intel, where she spent over 11 years. She left her role as Corporate Strategy Officer in February 2019 to join Zoox as CEO.
Jesse Levinson
(CTO)Prior to co-founding Zoox, completed a Computer Science PhD at Stanford University. Also created Pro HDR, a million+ selling mobile photography app.
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