Software Engineer (C++ Core Data)

• As a Software Engineer on the Core Data team, you will help build the foundational systems that capture, persist, move and retrieve the critical data generated by our fleet of robots
• Our systems connect real-time vehicle software with the engineering and operational workflows requiring fleet data. This includes making critical data available for development, validation, fleet operations, incident investigation, and continuous improvement of the autonomous driving stack
• You will tackle complex challenges involving high-speed data, constrained compute & storage resources, multi-host architectures, and fault-tolerant design
• This role combines hands-on implementation and systems-level problem solving with opportunities to influence the long-term architecture of Zoox’s vehicle data systems
• You will collaborate across the organization to define requirements and deliver practical, reliable solutions to ambiguous cross-functional problems
• 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 with strict real-time and resource constraints
• Own complex technical problems from initial investigation through design, implementation, validation, and rollout
• Collaborate across teams through requirements definition, design reviews, and code reviews

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Affinity groups and sports clubs
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Our crew’s health and happiness is our first priority. We offer comprehensive health and mental health support, a wellbeing program, and unlimited and flexible paid time away
• We invest in our crew—and their families—for the long term. That includes generous family planning support, caregiver support, and strong cash compensation with great equity upside
• We look after our crew when they’re in the office too. Our famous food program is a great example, featuring a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes
• There’s a busy calendar of social events at Zoox, with more sports teams than you can count. And, of course, playing with robots is an important part of the job description- 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
• Strong proficiency in modern C++
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field and 3+ years of professional software development experience
• Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly and collaborate effectively across teams
• Experience with performance analysis and profiling
• Familiarity with filesystems, storage hardware, or high-throughput data systems
• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, or other distributed real-time systems