- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- San DiegoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Jun 10, 2026
- Salary
- $164,000–$223,000 a year
Full-time
Embedded Software Engineer
Job description
Zoox — Embedded Software Engineer (San Diego, California).
Job responsibilities
- Architect, develop, debug, optimize, review, and test software for multiple real-time embedded platforms
- Develop and maintain board support packages for multiple platforms, including compiler, bootloader, drivers, and real-time operating system
- Build low-level frameworks, interfaces, and infrastructure to make our embedded application development faster, simpler, more portable, and more testable
- Bring-up of new embedded platforms by working with electrical engineers, suppliers, and vendors to identify and solve hardware and low-level software issues
- Contribute to all phases of the software development cycle, including prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience developing real-time embedded software for distributed electromechanical systems
- Strong embedded C++/C programming experience
- Strong experience with micro-controllers and/or microprocessors
- Programming skills in C and C++, Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS, or SafeRTOS
- Experience with common lab equipment and data acquisition equipment(DACs, debuggers, power supplies, multimeters, etc.)
- Experience with automotive communication protocols and stacks (CAN, LIN, Ethernet, Wifi, LTE, 5G, NFC, UWB, etc.)
- Ability to read and provide feedback on PCB schematics
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