Senior/Staff Software Systems Engineer - Software Health and Complexity

Zoox

Foster City, US

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior software engineers who design methodologies for safety-critical systems in automotive or avionics industries.

Best fit for

Systems thinkers who bridge process design with hands-on software safety implementation
— “design and implement methodologies, tools, and processes for safety-critical software”
Engineers experienced in cross-functional collaboration across diverse software stacks
— “work with software engineers throughout the Zoox software org”
Domain experts who can adapt avionics principles to automotive applications
— “Borrowing principles from avionics, automotive, and other safety-critical industries”

Things to consider

Requires deep engagement with both high-level AI systems and low-level RTOS components
— “ranging from state-of-the-art AI Autonomy software, all the way to highly-critical RTOS”

How to stand out

Demonstrate concrete examples of translating safety standards into developer workflows
— “defining SW development processes and ensuring that all safety-critical software”
Show cross-stack experience that spans AI systems through embedded middleware
— “state-of-the-art AI Autonomy software, all the way to highly-critical RTOS”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

Revolutionized transportation software

Typical background

Software EngineeringSafety-Critical Systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Safety-critical SoftwareDevelopment ProcessesSafety Bar

Preferred

AvionicsAutomotive

Stack & domain

Safety-critical SoftwareRtosMiddleware

About the role

Original posting from Zoox via Lever

The Software Systems Engineering team is responsible for defining SW development processes and ensuring that all safety-critical software meets a high safety bar for production vehicles.
In this role, you will design and implement methodologies, tools, and processes for safety-critical software that will revolutionize transportation in the 21st century. Borrowing principles from avionics, automotive, and other safety-critical industries, you will work with software engineers throughout the Zoox software org, ranging from state-of-the-art AI Autonomy software, all the way to highly-critical RTOS and middleware components.

Source: Zoox careers (Lever)