Manager, Simulation Traffic & Behavior Modeling

6 Months ago • 3 Years + • Artificial Intelligence

Job Details

As the Simulation Engineering Manager at Zoox, you will lead a team of experienced software engineers. Your key duties will include maintaining high standards for software quality, expanding the team, and setting long-term strategy. Your team will play a crucial role in integrating traffic and pedestrian behaviors into our simulator.

Simulation at Zoox is a fundamental part of the autonomous vehicle development process. Zoox uses simulation to develop our driving software, validate safety, and analyze real-world performance. Our team’s work directly impacts how rapidly and successfully Zoox will achieve its goals.

In this role, you will:

    • Directly manage a team of 5+ software engineers and support the growth of this team 
    • Build the systems that realistically move cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, etc., around our simulated environments.
    • Push the state of the art in traffic and behavior modeling to capture real-world behaviors as closely as possible.
    • Develop and use metrics to define the operating capability of the simulated agents and to focus efforts on continuously improving realism.
    • Build strong relationships with teams — including AI, QA, and Validation Engineers — to drive joint efforts and push simulation testing forward. 

Qualifications

    • B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent
    • 3+ years of experience leading a team of software engineers in a related field
    • 10+ years of software engineering experience
    • Fluency in modern C++
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Experience developing and maintaining cross-functional roadmaps
    • Mathematics skills, including trigonometry and linear algebra
Compensation
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary will range from $210,000 to $300,000. A sign-on bonus may be part of a compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

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 accommodations@zoox.com 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.

Similar Jobs

Next Level Games - Senior Gameplay Engineer

Next Level Games

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Tencent - Senior Technical Artist

Tencent

California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Aesir Interactive - Unreal Engine Programmer Games (Regular/ Senior) (f/m/d)

Aesir Interactive

Munich, Bavaria, Germany (Hybrid)
8 Months ago
2K - Principal Gameplay Animation Engineer

2K

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Wargaming - Render Engineer (Unannounced project)

Wargaming

Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Google - Kaggle Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML

Google

Sunnyvale, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
NVIDIA - Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Inference

NVIDIA

California, United States (Remote)
1 Month ago
NVIDIA - Senior Computer Architect - Deep Learning

NVIDIA

Canada (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Luxoft - Senior ML Engineer

Luxoft

Poland, Ohio, United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer III, Core Machine Learning, Google Cloud

Google

Sunnyvale, California, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

DNEG - Simulation Developer, Ziva VFX

DNEG

England, United Kingdom (Remote)
1 Month ago
DNEG - Senior Character TD (DNEG Animation)

DNEG

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
6 Months ago
HoYoverse - Senior Gameplay Programmer AI [USA]

HoYoverse

Santa Monica, California, United States (Remote)
11 Months ago
Meta - Graphics Software Engineer, Rendering

Meta

Burlingame, California, United States (Remote)
4 Days ago
Wargaming - Render Engineer (Unannounced project)

Wargaming

Belgrade, Serbia (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Insomniac Games - Senior Gameplay Programmer - AI

Insomniac Games

United States (Remote)
4 Weeks ago
Ello - Tech Lead, Machine Learning

Ello

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Visual Concepts - Engineer

Visual Concepts

Austin, Texas, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Genies - Applied Mathematics Intern

Genies

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
NVIDIA - Software Engineering Manager, Sparse Linear Algebra Libraries

NVIDIA

California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Foster City, California, United States

Hedra - Senior Frontend Engineer

Hedra

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Info Stretch - Senior PM

Info Stretch

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Sony Pictures Animation - Production Assistant - Feature

Sony Pictures Animation

Culver City, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Epic Games - Senior Outsource Artist

Epic Games

San Diego, California, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer, Performance Modeling

Google

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
AppLovin - Software Engineer I, Backend

AppLovin

Palo Alto, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Gearbox Software - Visual Effects Artist

Gearbox Software

Frisco, Texas, United States (On-Site)
10 Months ago
PlayStation Global - Senior Program Manager, Account & Identity

PlayStation Global

Carlsbad, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
ByteDance - Research Scientist, Code Generation

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
PlayStation Global - Creator Platform GTM & Communications Planning Manager

PlayStation Global

Aliso Viejo, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Artificial Intelligence Jobs

QUANTIC DREAM - Programmeur Intelligence Artificielle

QUANTIC DREAM

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
NVIDIA - Senior Technical Program Manager, AI Software and Model Development

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, California, United States (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
Ness Digital - Senior Generative AI Engineer

Ness Digital

Timișoara, Timiș, Romania (Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Ello - Tech Lead, GenAI & Machine Learning

Ello

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
ByteDance - Research Scientist, Foundation Model, Speech Understanding

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer II, Applied AI

Google

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
1 Week ago
NVIDIA - System Software Engineering Manager

NVIDIA

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Meta - Research Engineer - Conversational AI - Reality Labs

Meta

Menlo Park, California, United States (On-Site)
6 Days ago
Scale AI - AI Product Manager, Generative AI

Scale AI

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Bragg - AI/ML Engineer

Bragg

Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Hybrid)
1 Week ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Zoox is transforming mobility-as-a-service by developing a fully autonomous, purpose-built fleet designed for AI to drive and humans to enjoy.

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)

Foster City, California, United States (On-Site)

Foster City, California, United States (On-Site)

Foster City, California, United States (On-Site)

Foster City, California, United States (On-Site)

Foster City, California, United States (On-Site)

Foster City, California, United States (On-Site)

Foster City, California, United States (Hybrid)

Foster City, California, United States (Hybrid)

Foster City, California, United States (Hybrid)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Zoox

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug