- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- San DiegoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- May 11, 2026
- Salary
- $172,000–$230,000 a year
Full-time
Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services
Job description
Zoox — Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services (San Diego, California · Seattle, Washington · Foster City, California).
Job responsibilities
- Design and build a scalable, efficient, and robust robotaxis dispatch service.
- Craft and refine algorithms for real-time dispatch optimization and route planning, leveraging operational research techniques.
- Apply operational research methods such as linear programming, integer programming, stochastic processes, and queuing theory to solve complex dispatch problems.
- Use operational research tools for data analysis, forecasting demand, and modeling transport networks to improve robotaxi service efficiency.
- Integrate optimization algorithms into the robotaxi platform.
- Build and use in-house or 3rd-party simulation models to test dispatch optimization algorithms’ effectiveness.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related field.
- Proven experience in algorithm development, with a strong emphasis on operational research methodologies.
- Proficiency in programming languages Java or Kotlin
- Solid background in machine learning, AI, operational research, and data analysis.
- Passion for learning new technologies, domains, and challenging the status quo.
- Strong mathematics skills.
- Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and quantitative skills.
- Experience with GIS and mapping software.
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