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ZooxZooxFoster City, CA

Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Design and develop large-scale distributed mapping systems processing sensor data for autonomous vehicles. Requires 6+ years in distributed systems, C++/Python fluency, Kubernetes/Docker, and AWS experience.

242k – 333k/yr
On-site6+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop large distributed mapping systems that process sensor data across hundreds of compute nodes
  • Architect scalable data pipelines and orchestration frameworks to improve system throughput and reliability
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in distributed workloads, optimizing for latency and resource utilization
  • Lead technical design reviews and mentor engineers on best practices for distributed systems
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system requirements and technical roadmaps
  • Contribute to all phases of the software development cycle including prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation

Qualifications

  • Bachelors or higher in Computer Science or related field
  • 6+ years of industry experience working on distributed systems
  • Fluency in C++ and Python
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with AWS services (S3, EC2, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB)

Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience with geographic data and 3D meshes
  • Experience with relational databases
  • Background in robotics, autonomous systems, or geospatial data processing
  • Experience with software profiling and performance tuning

Skills

C++PythonKubernetesDockerAWSS3EC2Distributed SystemsData PipelinesSoftware Profiling

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