Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to lead the development and scaling of our cloud services and APIs that handle ride hailing for Zoox’s production-grade robotaxi service. These services include dispatch, routing, payments, mobile APIs, telemetry processing, service metrics, and more.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, efficient, and robust backend systems for Zoox’s ride-hailing service.
• Own core functionality such as payments, fleet dispatch, and service management.
• Make significant contributions to technical roadmaps and development plans, executing on them effectively.
• Uphold engineering excellence by demonstrating best practices in software development, including design review, code review, software testing, and documentation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cloud software experience.
• Experience running and optimizing production-grade systems for maximum efficiency and resilience.
• Extensive experience with the design, implementation, and operation of backend microservices.
• Proficiency with Kotlin or Java, REST APIs, and SQL.
• Experience running production services using cloud infrastructure such as Kubernetes and Docker.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with Spring Boot-based microservice architectures, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch.
• Experience in transportation, robotics, logistics, or autonomous vehicles.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and Kafka.

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.