Software Engineer - Driving Behavior

Zoox • Foster City, CA

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About The Position

Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution. This role will be a part of a team to expand Zoox’s autonomous mobility to new geofences. We are looking for a Software Engineer to improve and develop autonomous driving capabilities in new conditions.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field and 3+ years of experience
• Proficient in C++ programming
• Proven experience in at least one of the following domains: behavioral planning, motion planning, or mission planning for autonomous vehicles

Nice To Haves

• Experience with behavioral and motion planning for high-speed autonomous driving
• Experience with autonomous robots and machine learning or data-driven development processes

Responsibilities

• Design behavioral and motion planning algorithms to improve driving behavior in new geofences and implement those designs in our code base.
• Adapt existing algorithms and software modules for autonomous driving in new geofences.
• Integrate and test your developed applications in the robot, learn, and make improvements.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to support the integration and validation of software components and features for geofence expansion.
• Support or lead vehicle testing to generate actionable feedback on driving performance.
• Write and file patents for novel technologies you develop.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level