Staff Software Engineer - Operational Tools

Zoox is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build the tools that power our autonomous ride sharing service. Our Operational Tools Team is a crucial part of Zoox’s mission to deliver autonomous ride-hailing to the world.

We're building a team of highly collaborative and talented people with a diverse set of expertise. If you’re passionate about building great software that’s crucial to solving the biggest engineering challenge of our time, we'd love to chat!

Our Operational Tools are essential for the safe and effective use of our ever-growing fleet of autonomous robotaxis. As an engineer on the team, you will collaborate with product managers, designers, QA engineers and remote operators to build full stack web applications to monitor and support our fleet at scale, provide in-vehicle visualization systems and provide live ride support to our growing rider base.

If you like working on new and innovative challenges to solve unique problems by working across domains and having direct impact, this is the role for you!

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement highly scalable and reliable web applications to support Zoox's autonomous robotaxi service.
• Provide architectural leadership across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and AI investments — ensuring reliability, scalability, and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams, PMs, designers and remote operators to build new features
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, performing code reviews and promoting best practices

Qualifications

• Solid foundations in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML and CSS
• Solid understanding of web technologies
• Experience with a Front End UI Framework (e.g. Vue, React, Svelte)
• Ability to design and architect large scale web applications
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate consistently
• 10+ YOE and Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in an engineering, mathematics, or related field

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with Python or C++
• Experience with 3D graphics, especially in a web context.
• Familiarity with robotics and 3D spatial reasoning.

$235,000 - $305,000 a year

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.

Accommodations

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.

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