Software Engineer - C++ On-Vehicle Data

The role

You will help build the systems that capture, store, move and retrieve data generated by Zoox's autonomous vehicle fleet. The work covers high-speed data under strict real-time and resource limits, and supports development, validation, fleet operations and incident investigation.

What you will do

• Contribute to the technical architecture and implementation of Zoox's on-vehicle data systems
• Design and develop reliable, high-performance systems for capturing, storing, retrieving and transmitting vehicle data
• Own complex technical problems from investigation through design, implementation, validation and rollout
• Collaborate across teams through requirements definition, design reviews and code reviews

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or a related field
• 3+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency in modern C++
• Experience with multithreading, concurrency, inter-process communication or networking
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to investigate issues across multiple software and hardware layers
• Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly and collaborate effectively across teams

Nice to have

• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles or other distributed real-time systems
• Familiarity with filesystems, storage hardware or high-throughput data systems
• Experience with performance analysis and profiling

About the company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the ecosystem needed to bring it to market. It works at the intersection of robotics, machine learning and design, aiming to provide mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.