Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack Android

Zoox•Foster City, CA

About The Position

Zoox is looking for a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer to join our Mobile Apps Engineering team. This position comes with a high degree of independence and the opportunity to shape both our Android and backend architecture as well as product features. Your work will be highly visible, directly shaping the future of Zooxâs rider experience. By owning features across our Kotlin Spring Boot backend and Android applications, you will be essential in establishing practices and interfaces that result in a robust, usable, and secure ecosystem: from Rider to Cloud, to Robot.

Requirements

7+ years of relevant experience, with a BS / MS in Computer Science or a related field.
Deep expertise as a Kotlin Specialist, with strong proficiency in modern Android development (Jetpack Compose, MVVM architecture).
Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining backend services, particularly with Spring Boot.
Proven ability to architect, develop, and maintain the complete lifecycle of production-grade full-stack application development, including proficiency with both RESTful APIs and streaming technologies such as WebSockets.
Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, product, and design teams to drive features from concept to launch.

Nice To Haves

Proven technical leadership in full-stack or mobile development.
Experience working with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) to share business logic between mobile clients.
Effective at leveraging agentic AI development tools to accelerate workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end engineering design and implementation of major product features spanning our mobile applications and Kotlin Spring Boot backend.
Architect and develop scalable, high-performance Android applications while simultaneously contributing to and designing robust backend microservices.
Collaborate closely with other engineering teams across Zooxâs client, cloud, and vehicle stack to design innovative, end-to-end solutions.
Partner with design and product teams to create intuitive, efficient, and seamless rider experiences, ensuring smooth data flow from the server to the user interface.
Shape the future of rider experiences in autonomous vehicle ride-hailing, solving real-world challenges through fullstack ownership.