Software Engineer

Vertex Sigma Software•Foster City, CA

About The Position

In this role, you will: Investigate and diagnose complex navigation scenarios, determine root causes, and engineer solutions to optimize autonomous vehicle routing behavior. Build tools and automation to accelerate analysis, starting with manual investigations and evolving toward scalable, repeatable workflows. Develop mission planner algorithms, including graph search and integration with behavioral planning. Work collaboratively with passionate team members to support the integration of software components from all teams throughout Zoox.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, mathematics, or related field
6+ years of industry experience working on large code bases
Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and one or more of the frontend frameworks/libraries like React/Vue.js/Angular
Basic C++ knowledge
Experience with Linux and systems programming
Experience with database, front-end and back-end systems
Experience with build systems, version control, and testing methodologies

Nice To Haves

Understanding and experience with a variety of graph search techniques (A*, D*, Dijkstra)
Strong proficiency in C++

Responsibilities

Investigate and diagnose complex navigation scenarios, determine root causes, and engineer solutions to optimize autonomous vehicle routing behavior.
Build tools and automation to accelerate analysis, starting with manual investigations and evolving toward scalable, repeatable workflows.
Develop mission planner algorithms, including graph search and integration with behavioral planning.
Work collaboratively with passionate team members to support the integration of software components from all teams throughout Zoox.