Principal Software Engineer, Zoox
ML Infrastructure
$373-448k
+ Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Office located in Foster City, CA
Autonomous vehicle technology
Be an early applicant
Autonomous vehicle technology
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$373-448k
+ Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Office located in Foster City, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To reimagine transportation from the ground up.
Role
Who you are
- Experience building and managing large-scale ML infrastructure that powers the development of large-scale ML models
- Excellent leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to lead high-performing engineering teams
- Strong experience with training frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, etc., leveraging GPUs efficiently for distributed model training
- Experience with GPU-accelerated inference using TensorRT, Ray Serve, or similar frameworks
- Proficient in Python and/or C++
Desirable
- Experience enabling the development and deployment of large-scale Foundation models
- Experience working on large-scale data infrastructure and big data processing frameworks like Apache Spark
- Experience working in the AV domain supporting Perception, Prediction, Planner et al
What the job involves
- We are seeking a deeply technical, influential, and hands-on Principal Software Engineer to shape and build our next-generation ML Infrastructure and significantly reduce the time to develop and deploy large-scale ML and Foundational models to our robotaxi.
- You will lead the design and development of our Data, Compute, Model Training, and Serving Infrastructure. You will work across all AI teams within Zoox, including Perception, Prediction, Planner, Simulation, Collision Avoidance, and have the opportunity to significantly push the boundaries of how ML is practiced within Zoox
- You will lead a team of strong software engineers and act as a force multiplier for our teams. You can learn more about our ML Infrastructure here and our stack behind autonomous driving here
- Vision: Develop and execute a strategic vision for ML Infrastructure that will unlock innovation in autonomous driving and enhance our rider experience
- Technical acumen: Lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge infrastructure spanning all stages of an ML lifecycle from data preparation to training to evaluation, deployment, and serving
- Partnership: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including ML researchers, software engineers, data engineers, and hardware engineers, to define requirements and align on architectural decisions
- Mentorship: Enable the engineers in the team to grow their careers by providing technical guidance and mentorship
Our take
Zoox, a self-driving vehicle company, was founded to make personal transportation safer and more enjoyable for all. It has aimed to achieve this goal by creating a new mode of driverless transportation, thus eradicating the safety and logistical issues that come with human drivers.
It revealed its custom vehicle design in December 2020, showcasing something different from just a car without a driver. Uniquely, all four wheels are independent of one another, and the vehicles have no front or back, making them more agile than a standard car. Zoox claims that it is different from other industry players because it has created an entire driverless ecosystem, including the vehicle itself, allowing it to have more control.
The company is fast becoming a major player in an industry that is predicted to be worth $2 trillion by 2030. Electric motors are highly desirable, particularly in an urban environment, as governments look for ways to reduce emissions and improve air quality. Zoox is aiming to play a vital role in this evolution towards more sustainable urban mobility. Amazon acquired the company in 2020 and, despite a general downturn in the sector through 2022, is building a Zoox factory and budgeting $1 billion per year for future development and production.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2019
$200m
CONVERTIBLE
Jul 2018
$500m
SERIES B
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company 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
Company HQ
Vintage Park, Foster City, CA
Leadership
Aicha Evans
(CEO, not founder)Having studied at the George Washington University, Aicha started her career with 2 years in Engineering at Skyworks before joining Intel, where she spent over 11 years. She left her role as Corporate Strategy Officer in February 2019 to join Zoox as CEO.
Jesse Levinson
(CTO)Prior to co-founding Zoox, completed a Computer Science PhD at Stanford University. Also created Pro HDR, a million+ selling mobile photography app.
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