Be an Early Applicant
Zoox is an autonomous mobility company that’s created a purpose-built robotaxi to give the world a better way to ride.
The Role
Join the Software Systems Engineering team at Zoox to enhance middleware and diagnostics for the new robotaxi. Drive software development practices, collaborate across teams, and improve system safety and availability through architectural design and fault management.
Summary Generated by Built In
This is an opportunity to join the Software Systems Engineering team to participate in building the Zoox robotaxi, the first in the world to operate on public roads. The Software Systems Engineering team is responsible for defining SW development processes and ensuring that all safety-critical software meets a high safety bar for production vehicles.
In this role, you will help introduce and drive the adoption of software development best practices across middleware components, including requirements, architectural design, code quality, and testing strategy; contributing to defining diagnostics strategies and appropriate system reactions to ensure robust, safe, and maintainable operation.
In this role, you will:
- Act as a cross-functional bridge between middleware developers, and safety teams to ensure aligned design decisions and requirements.
- Develop and maintain a holistic architectural view of the middleware stack, including dependencies, interfaces and potential failure paths, for various compute platforms.
- Help evolve and strengthen the middleware and diagnostics architecture by identifying improvement opportunities such as decoupling interdependent components, designing appropriate fault reactions, etc.
- Define and implement component and system level diagnostics strategy, including fault detection, reporting, logging and traceability.
- Analyze fault propagation scenarios across components and help design mitigations that improve system availability and safety.
- Generate and track fault metrics on a regular cadence.
Qualifications:
- B.S./M.S./PhD in Engineering, Physics or relevant field and 7+ years of experience
- Strong experience in middleware, ideally in embedded or distributed systems
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate architectural and safety considerations into actionable engineering requirements
- Demonstrated ability to apply software engineering best practices
- Experience working in cross-functional environments involving platform, safety and software teams
Bonus Qualifications:
- Hands on experience with design and implementation of diagnostic systems such as health monitoring, fault reduction or logging frameworks
- C++, MATLAB, Python
- Experience on Safety-Critical Systems
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:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
Skills Required
- B.S./M.S./PhD in Engineering, Physics or relevant field
- 7+ years of experience in middleware
- Strong experience in embedded or distributed systems
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to apply software engineering best practices
- Experience in cross-functional environments
Zoox Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zoox and has not been reviewed or approved by Zoox.
-
Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is extensive, with broad medical and vision options, company‑paid disability coverage, and multiple mental‑health resources. Feedback suggests coverage breadth and auxiliary programs support a wide range of needs.
-
Parental & Family Support — Family supports include paid parental leave, additional pregnancy disability time, fertility coverage, and adoption/surrogacy assistance. Backup care and family‑oriented programs further reinforce support across life stages.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Day‑to‑day perks are robust, including free daily meals, fitness subsidies, commuter support, and on‑site amenities. Feedback suggests these lifestyle benefits enhance convenience and workplace experience, especially for office‑based roles.
Zoox Insights
Am I A Good Fit?
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.
Success! Refresh the page to see how your skills align with this role.
The Company
What We Do
Zoox is an autonomous mobility company that was founded to provide a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road. To achieve that goal, the company has spent the past 10 years creating a purpose-built robotaxi that gives the world a better way to ride.
Why Work With Us
At Zoox, we are working to solve one of the greatest technological challenges of our generation. From the beginning, we have been focused on our goal of reimagining transportation from the ground up. We are a mission-driven community of innovators working together to create a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road.
Gallery
