Software Engineer - Mission Planning

Zoox(25 days ago)

Foster City, CAOnsiteFull TimeMedior$112,082 - $150,463 (estimated)Autonomous Driving / Mission Planning Engineering

About this role

This role is on Zoox’s Mission Planner team, which develops high-level routing capabilities for fully autonomous vehicles in complex urban environments. The engineer will focus on algorithms that enable vehicles to choose optimal routes and adapt in real time while integrating closely with behavioral planning, controls, and cloud services. The position involves working near the robotic platform so that software can be deployed, tested, and iterated directly on vehicles. It sits within a fast-paced organization building a ground-up autonomous mobility-as-a-service ecosystem.

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Required Skills

Mission Planning
Graph Search
Behavioral Planning
C++
Algorithm Development
Robot Integration
Software Testing
Cross Functional Collaboration
Technical Leadership
Autonomous Driving Stack

Qualifications

BS in Computer Science
MS in Computer Science
PhD in Computer Science

About Zoox

zoox.com

Zoox designs and builds purpose‑built, bidirectional electric robotaxis and the full autonomy stack — hardware, sensors, and software — to enable on‑demand, driverless ride‑hailing. The company takes a safety‑first, rider‑focused approach, engineering vehicles from the ground up for urban, zero‑emission mobility rather than adapting passenger cars. Acquired by Amazon in 2020, Zoox is working to commercialize a complete autonomous mobility service that rethinks ride‑hailing for riders instead of drivers.