Software Engineer, Robot Data Platform

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of design, development, and maintenance of scalable systems for collecting, cataloging, storing, and processing petabytes of vehicle data
• Own the development and scaling of robust log data storage solutions using AWS S3, and distributed systems to ensure data integrity and availability
• Drive the technical design for assigned features, creating detailed design documents, and actively contributing to broader team design discussions
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and operational tooling to ensure high availability and reliability of data pipelines processing thousands of runs daily
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in data ingestion and storage systems, participating in on-call rotations

This role advances autonomous transportation by building the data infrastructure that powers machine learning, data science, and safety analysis for Zoox's autonomous vehicle fleet, contributing to safer, cleaner, and more reliable transportation.

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in building large-scale distributed cloud storage systems or data platforms
• Proficiency in Python and C++, or similar languages, with emphasis on writing clean, maintainable code
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), including S3, Aurora, and EC2
• Experience contributing to large-scale data ingestion and storage systems handling petabytes of data
• Demonstrated ability to take full ownership of project components, driving them from implementation through to production while collaborating effectively with senior leads

No benefits information provided in the job description.

Zoox is transforming transportation with a mission to build autonomous robotaxis from the ground up—delivering a safer, cleaner, more reliable, and enjoyable future for all.