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Sensor Software Engineer (Core Sensors)

Zoox

On-siteFoster City, CAsenior$191k–$271kPosted 8h ago

Job description

  • Zoox is seeking a highly skilled and experienced software developer to join our team

  • The Core Sensors team is a specialized group responsible for developing the drivers for the lidar, radar, and camera sensors on the vehicle

  • This suite of sensors serves as the input to the perception and planning stack and is fundamental to the autonomous driving capabilities of our robot platform

  • Design, implement, and maintain high-quality, robust code that meets the vehicle’s specific use/safety case

  • Develop and maintain driver software for lidar, radar, and camera sensors

  • Work closely with the perception, planning, and advanced hardware teams to ensure the drivers meet the required specifications

  • Develop and maintain highly performant, robust, safety-critical code

  • Collaborate with other teams to ensure the sensor software integrates seamlessly with the autonomous driving stack and offline tool pipelines

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 developing device drivers

  • Strong proficiency in C++ programming language

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with minimum 5 years of experience in software development

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

  • Ability to work in a collaborative team environment

  • Expertise with developing sensor drivers (LiDAR and/or Radar)

  • Experience working at autonomous self driving company