Robotics Platform Software Engineer (Embedded Linux)

Zoox; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights

Paid time off

Job summary

Zoox's Robot Software Infrastructure team is seeking a passionate software engineer to help develop robot software and infrastructure for autonomous vehicle systems. You will design and maintain platform-level software enabling hardware-accelerated workloads on automotive-grade hardware.

You will craft CI/validation toolchains, architect OS platform software, and configure embedded Linux builds (Yocto/U-Boot) for reliable startup.

Qualifications

• 4+ years delivering production systems and software applications.
• Designed and deployed end-to-end CI/validation toolchains to verify Linux/OS images for production software releases supporting different hardware platforms.
• Proficiency in Linux internals, including init systems, containerization, filesystems, kernel-space development, device drivers, and systems programming in C/C++ and scripting languages (Python/Bash).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills along with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end continuous integration and validation toolchains for the operating system platform that powers various on-bot devices and applications on the Robotaxi.
• Architect and implement platform-level software to support robust and scalable robot software infrastructure.
• Configure and manage embedded Linux build systems (e.g., Yocto) and bootloader processes (e.g., U-Boot) to ensure reliable system startup and maintenance.
• Develop and optimize device drivers and kernel-space components using C, C++, or Rust to meet performance and reliability requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support seamless integration and delivery of the OS platform, triage issues, support new hardware bring-up and manufacturing functions

Skills

Linux internals

C/C++

Rust

Python

Bash

Containerization

Device drivers

Kernel-space development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Yocto

U-Boot

Embedded Linux

Job description

Zoox's Robot Software Infrastructure team is seeking a passionate software engineer to help develop robot software and infrastructure for autonomous vehicle systems. You will design and maintain platform-level software enabling hardware-accelerated workloads on automotive-grade hardware.

You will craft CI/validation toolchains, architect OS platform software, and configure embedded Linux builds (Yocto/U-Boot) for reliable startup.