Senior/Staff Software Engineer - C++ Simulation Platform

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoox in Foster City, California is looking for a Simulation C++ Platform Engineer. You will design and implement the architecture for our high-speed simulation frameworks essential for developing safe self-driving technologies.

This role requires expertise in C++ and GPU-based computing, ensuring scalable solutions for our machine learning training pipelines and seamless integration into our self-driving software stack.

Qualifications

• Experience with C++ programming in a simulation or software engineering context.
• Strong understanding of GPU-based computing and simulation architectures.
• Familiarity with machine learning training pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build architecture for simulation frameworks focused on high-speed, GPU-based computing.
• Ensure rapid scaling of machine learning training pipelines.
• Integrate simulation architecture with self-driving software stack.

Job description

Simulation is essential for Zoox to rapidly iterate on our driving software and hardware, and to validate our safety before we drive in the real world. We create virtual worlds to challenge our robots, from real-world data, entirely novel scenarios, or a combination of both. Our simulations need to run at a huge scale to cover everything that might happen, and to help prove our driving to be safe.

As a Simulation C++ Platform Engineer, you will build the architecture on which simulation relies, with a specific focus on our high‑speed, GPU‑based simulation framework. Our success depends on you building solid, deterministic foundations that enable rapid scaling of our ML training pipelines and ensure seamless integration across the entire self‑driving software stack.