Senior​/Software Engineer - Simulator

Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Simulator

Location:

Seattle, Washington, United States

Compensation ranges from $190,000 to $285,000 USD per year, with additional Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign‑on bonus may also be included. Benefits include paid time off, unpaid time off, health insurance, long‑term care insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance.

Simulation is essential to Zoox's mission. Zoox uses simulation to develop our driving software, validate our safety, and analyze our real world performance. Our team's work directly impacts how rapidly and successfully Zoox will achieve its goals.

Our team's mission is to provide the simulation framework and tools for Zoox to rapidly develop our hardware and software, and to help answer the ultimate question: 'Is Zoox's robot safe to drive on our cities' streets?'

• Role:
  Architect and develop core simulation foundations — including core simulator framework, communication framework, determinism and reproducibility, performance optimization.
• Needs:
  Deep expertise in C++ with experience in multi‑threading and/or distributed real‑time systems.
• Best for:
  Architects/engineers who care about robust and elegant architecture, correctness, maintainability to deliver foundational technology to boost all Simulation efforts.
• 8+ years of experience in a related field.

• Role:
  Populate the simulated roads with intelligent participants. Make simulated cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, etc. behave realistically by default, and tunable to create a full gamut of traffic/agent behaviors.
• 8+ years of experience in a related field.

• Role:
  Develop Python platform for large‑scale generation of autonomous driving scenarios for simulation.
• 8+ years of experience in a related field.

• Role:
  Build Scenario Editor for creating effective scenarios and unlock the full potential for simulation.
• 8+ years of experience in a related field.

• Role:
  Develop realistic simulation for all our sensors (camera, lidar, radar, and more). Extend our procedural world generation pipeline for improved realism and performance. Optimize our 3D simulator for end‑to‑end driving software simulation at scale as well as hardware‑in‑the-loop simulation.
• Needs:
  Fluency in C++. Bonus points for experience in sensor simulation, rendering pipeline, asset pipeline, art tools, or CPU/GPU performance optimization.
• Role:
  Graphics and AI/ML.
• 8+ years of experience in a related field.