- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Foster CityCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Jul 24, 2026
- Salary
- $185,000–$285,000 a year
Full-time
Software Engineer, Fleet Simulation (Core Data Science)
Job description
Zoox — Software Engineer, Fleet Simulation (Core Data Science) (Foster City, California).
Job responsibilities
- Turn existing fleet-simulation components into a coherent, self-service environment that data scientists and ML engineers can run without deep software expertise.
- Fill gaps and build the connective tissue between simulation, data, and fleet-orchestration algorithms.
- Build generalizable mechanisms that let teams measure how their orchestration algorithms affect fleet efficiency.
- Collaborate with data science, ML, and fleet-orchestration teams to shape and prioritize the simulation roadmap.
- Establish best practices and processes around simulation, evaluation, and data-driven decision-making.
Job requirements
- Software development experience in a production environment, with fluency in Python; or demonstrated experience learning new programming languages.
- Experience building tools, services, or frameworks that make complex systems usable by non-specialist users.
- Familiarity with any version control system, with preference for Git.
- Experience designing metrics and building mechanisms that deliver robust, actionable insights.
- Good communication and collaboration skills.
- Basic familiarity with C++ and/or Kotlin.
- Experience with microservices and/or distributed systems.
- Experience with simulation and/or fleet orchestration (dispatch, routing, vehicle assignment).
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