Outscal Logooutscal logo

Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Mission Planning

5 Months ago • 8 Years +

Job Details

The Mission Planner team at Zoox is responsible for creating high-level routes for our autonomous vehicles to transport passengers to their destinations. You will work closely with our Cloud Services team to facilitate pick-up and drop-off requests, along with live traffic data among other inputs. You will also integrate closely with the decision-making and trajectory planning and controls teams to allow dynamic planning. This team will enable the core ability for our vehicles to choose the best routes through cities and adapt in real-time. 

We are seeking an engineer who is passionate about tackling the complexities of mission planning in dynamic cities. You should be driven to contribute innovative solutions to architecture and design and take responsibility for significant software components. If you like to work close to the robot platform and enjoy experiencing your developed software in the robot, we would like to hear from you.

In this role, you will:

    • Develop mission planner algorithms, including graph search and integration with behavioral planning
    • Integrate and test your developed applications in the robot, learn and make improvements. 
    • Work collaboratively with passionate team members to support the integration of software components from all teams throughout Zoox.
    • Set the short and long term technical direction for the team and collaborate on the broader company-wide directions 
    • Coordinate cross-functional initiatives with other teams across Mission Planning, Behavioral Planning and Cloud Services.

Qualifications

    • BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field
    • Programming skills in C++
    • Understanding and experience with a variety of graph search techniques (A*, D*, Dijkstra …)
    • Demonstrated ability to write code for a shipped product (commercial robotics, drones, consumer devices, automotive)
    • Ability to work on multiple layers of the autonomous driving compute stack
    • at least 8 years of industry experience
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 $319,000. 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

Amber - Level Designer 3D (Project Based)

Amber

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (Remote)
5 Months ago
Glean - Software Engineer- Consulting Services

Glean

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Valve corporation - Game Development Software Engineer

Valve corporation

Bellevue, Washington, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Thales - Technical Lead - Electro-Mechanical Test Bench Design

Thales

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Meta - Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Meta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States (Remote)
4 Months ago
Life church - APIs Staff Software Engineer

Life church

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
ION - Senior C++ Developer, Italy

ION

Turin, Piedmont, Italy (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Patel greene - Roadway Engineer Intern

Patel greene

Bartow, Florida, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Workato - Senior Solutions Consultant

Workato

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Nagarro - SAP Technical Consultant (m/f/d)

Nagarro

Germany (Remote)
5 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Riot Games - Senior Frontend Engineer - Monetisation, League of Legends

Riot Games

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Meta - Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Meta

San Francisco, California, United States (Remote)
4 Months ago
Funcom - Senior Dev QA Tester - Dune: Awakening

Funcom

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
ByteDance - Senior Software Development Engineer - NoSQL-DocumentDB

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
ByteDance - Research Scientist Intern (Doubao (Seed) - Machine Learning System) - 2025 Summer (PhD)

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Hologate gmbh - Unreal Engine Developer (C++)

Hologate gmbh

Munich, Bavaria, Germany (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Meta - Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Meta

New York, New York, United States (Remote)
4 Months ago
Wargaming - Client Game Developer (World of Tanks)

Wargaming

Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
ByteDance - Senior Research Scientist, Foundation Model, Speech Understanding

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Playrix - Middle C++ Software Engineer (Gameplay)

Playrix

Montenegro (Remote)
5 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Foster City, California, United States

ByteDance - Student Researcher (Doubao (Seed) - Foundation Model AI Platform) - 2025 Start (PhD)

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Meta - Research Scientist, Computer Vision for Generative AI (PhD)

Meta

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
NVIDIA - Silicon System Level Test Development Engineer

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
The Walt Disney Company - 20th Television Series Intern, Summer/Fall 2025

The Walt Disney Company

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Netflix - Research Scientist L5, Algorithms Engineering

Netflix

Los Gatos, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Scanline VFX - Director, Content Production

Scanline VFX

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Bethesda - Senior Graphics Programmer

Bethesda

Austin, Texas, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Gupta Media - Media Coordinator

Gupta Media

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Zoox - Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Scenario Frontend Full Stack

Zoox

Foster City, California, United States (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
Wolters Kluwer - Senior Sales & Business Development Representative

Wolters Kluwer

Florida City, Florida, United States (Remote)
5 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Category Jobs

Life church - Core Services Staff Engineer

Life church

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Millennium - Software Engineer - Treasury

Millennium

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Scanline VFX - Lead Software Engineer

Scanline VFX

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Remote)
5 Months ago
Interactive Brokers - Global Client Associate - English and Italian/French/Russian speaking

Interactive Brokers

Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia (On-Site)
4 Months ago
PwC - Revizor (Senior Associate)

PwC

Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
PwC - IN_Manager – Crm Technical -Ms Dynamics– Advisory  -Bangalore

PwC

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
5 Months ago
DEVOTEAM - Azure Data Engineer H/F

DEVOTEAM

Île-de-France, France (Remote)
5 Months ago
PwC - Manager SAP Architecture-Cloud-BTP | CDI | H/F

PwC

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Patel greene - Roadway Engineer Intern

Patel greene

Temple Terrace, Florida, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Betsoft Gaming - Slot Machine Mathematician

Betsoft Gaming

(Remote)
4 Months 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.

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

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 (Hybrid)

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

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

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (On-Site)

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