# Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Behavior Capabilities

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $242k – $349k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** C++, Algorithm Design, Vehicle Kinematics, Real-Time Motion Planning, Robotics
**Posted:** 2024-07-15

> As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer on the Fail Operational Planning team, you will develop behavioral and motion planning algorithms to improve robot operation and customer experience. This role involves creating algorithmic improvements, collaborating cross-functionally, and architecting scalable solutions.

## Job Description

## In this role, you will:
* 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 and 7+ years of experience
* Fluency in C++
* Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design
* Understanding of vehicle kinematics

## 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

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