Zoox

Software Engineer - Collision Avoidance System Metrics

Foster City, CAFull timeAutonomy Software

$185K – $251Kposted range

Range as posted by the employer.

Posted 5 days ago · listed on Lever

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The job, broken down

You'd join the CAS Verification & Validation team, building metrics and tools to measure how well Zoox's Collision Avoidance System performs. This means working closely with systems engineers, SDMA, and QA teams to define validation plans for safety-critical features.

What you'd actually do

Define and build metrics to measure Collision Avoidance System performance
Work with Systems Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team on validation plans
Collaborate with QA teams to develop feature validation approaches
Coordinate with data, software, and systems engineers across the CAS V&V team

Must-haves

Software engineering background
Ability to work cross-functionally with systems and QA teams
Interest or experience in metrics and validation for safety-critical systems

Nice to have

Background in autonomous vehicle systems
Experience with sensor data or perception systems
Familiarity with deep learning or geometric algorithms

Read before you apply

No specific technical requirements listed (languages, tools, years of experience)
No salary or compensation range provided
Job duties described at a team level, not clear what this specific role's day-to-day tasks are

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Steps to get this job

1In your resume or cover letter, use the exact phrase 'Verification & Validation' and 'metrics' since that's the team's core function
2Lead with any past experience defining test plans, validation criteria, or performance metrics for a technical system, even outside autonomous vehicles
3If you've worked with QA teams or written validation plans before, name that experience directly since the posting calls out collaboration with SDMA and QA
4Research Zoox's CAS architecture (it's described as parallel to their main AI stack) so you can speak to why redundant safety systems interest you in an interview

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What it's like to work at Zoox

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Zoox is an Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company building purpose-built robotaxis (no steering wheel or pedals), headquartered in Foster City, CA, with testing also happening in San Francisco and Las Vegas. It was acquired by Amazon in 2020 for $1.3 billion and had roughly 1,000 employees as of a 2024 layoff report, likely more now as it approaches paid commercial robotaxi service.

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About the role

The Collision Avoidance System (CAS) is responsible for detecting and reacting to imminent collision situations in support of our vehicle’s overall safety goals. CAS Perception is responsible for processing raw sensor data from our vehicle’s world-class sensor suite using a combination of geometric, interpretable algorithms and deep learning to detect near-collisions with obstacles along our intended driving path, in the most challenging dense urban environments and under tight compute resource constraints. Overall CAS is parallel and complementary to our Main Artificial Intelligence (AI) autonomy stack, and has a close relationship with our vehicle hardware and safety teams in order to architect redundancy into our overall driving system.

The CAS Verification & Validation (CAS V&V) is a multidisciplinary team data, software and systems engineers defining and building metrics to measure the Collision Avoidance System performance and work with the Systems Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) and QA teams to develop validation plans for the features.

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