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ZooxZooxFoster City, CA

Software Engineer - Behavior Capabilities

As a Software Engineer on the Behavior Capabilities team, you will develop and implement algorithmic advancements to expand the robot's driving abilities in complex scenarios, focusing on improving trip progress and vehicle uptime.

189k – 270k/yr
Hybrid4+ YOEML Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Create principled algorithmic improvements to specific areas of driving behavior and implement those changes in our code base.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to develop strategies and intelligent behaviors to mitigate the performance degradation under various failure modes of the system.
  • Architect and implement scalable solutions ensuring seamless integration with the rest of the driving stack.
  • Partner with validation teams to define and execute tests for developed algorithms.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Fluency in C++
  • Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design
  • Understanding of vehicle kinematics
  • 4+ years of experience in a related field

Bonus Qualifications

  • PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • Experience shipping products to market (commercial robotics, drones, consumer devices etc.)
  • Demonstrated ability to create real-time motion planning algorithms in a cross-functional team

Skills

C++Algorithm DesignVehicle KinematicsMotion PlanningRobotics

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