Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services

Zoox•Foster City, CA

About The Position

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development and scaling of our cloud services and APIs that handle ride hailing for Zoox’s production-grade robotaxi service. These services include dispatch, routing, payments, mobile APIs, telemetry processing, service metrics and more. In this role, you will: Design and build scalable, efficient, and robust backend systems for Zoox’s ride-hailing service Own core functionality such as payments, fleet dispatch, service management Make significant contributions to technical roadmaps, development plans and execute on them effectively. Uphold engineering excellence by demonstrating best practices in software development including design review, code review, software testing and documentation. About Zoox Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team. Follow us on LinkedIn Accommodations If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter. A Final Note: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Requirements

8+ years of cloud software experience
Experience running and optimizing production-grade systems for maximum efficiency and resilience.
Extensive experience with the design, implementation and operation of backend microservices.
Proficiency with Kotlin or Java, REST APIs and SQL.
Experience running production services using cloud infrastructure such as Kubernetes and Docker

Nice To Haves

Experience with Spring Boot based microservice architectures, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch
Experience in transportation, robotics, logistics, or autonomous vehicles.
Experience with event driven architecture and Kafka.

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable, efficient, and robust backend systems for Zoox’s ride-hailing service
Own core functionality such as payments, fleet dispatch, service management
Make significant contributions to technical roadmaps, development plans and execute on them effectively.
Uphold engineering excellence by demonstrating best practices in software development including design review, code review, software testing and documentation.