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Zoox · 5 hours ago

Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Perception & Sensing

positionFoster City, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$240K/yr - $330K/yr
date7+ years exp

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. In this role, you will collaborate with a team of world-class engineers to work on code, algorithms, and research that impacts key systems, particularly in AI, robotics, and computer vision.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Qualification

C/C++Neural Network LearningComputer VisionMachine Learning3D data representationsProgrammingAlgorithm designSensing hardwareAutonomous robotsRealtime sensor fusionConvolutional neural netsInterpersonal communication

Required

Master's degree or PhD in computer science or related field with a minimum of at least 7 years of experience in industry
Fluency in C/C++
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Experience with 3D data and representations (pointclouds, meshes, etc.)
Strong background in Neural Network Learning, Computer Vision and Machine Learning
Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design

Preferred

Experience with sensing hardware
Experience with autonomous robots
Experience with realtime sensor fusion (e.g. LiDAR, camera, radar)
Experience with novel pipelines and architectures for convolutional neural nets

Benefits

Paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
Unpaid time off
Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Amazon RSUs
Health insurance
Long-term care insurance
Long-term and short-term disability insurance
Life insurance

Company

Zoox

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Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driving car services. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
dateFounded in 2014
location
Foster City, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.zoox.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Zoox has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2023 (209)
2022 (204)
2021 (131)
2020 (83)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$955M
Key Investors
Grok VenturesBlackbird Ventures,Lux Capital,Thomas Tull,ThresholdLux Capital,Threshold
2020-06-26Acquired
2019-10-21Convertible Note· $200M
2018-07-08Series B· $465M

Leadership Team

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Nelson Pedreiro
Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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Zheng Gao
Director of Hardware Engineering
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