Zoox
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services
$230K–$315K
Foster City, CA +2 · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jan 12, 2026
- Location
- Foster City, CA
Seattle, WA
San Diego, CA - Experience
- 8+ years of cloud software experience
About the job
Lead the development and scaling of cloud services and APIs supporting Zoox’s production robotaxi ride-hailing service.
What you'll do
- Design and build scalable, efficient, resilient backend systems.
- Own core functionality including payments, fleet dispatch, and service management.
- Contribute to technical roadmaps and uphold engineering practices such as design reviews, code reviews, testing, and documentation.
What they ask for
- Experience running and optimizing production-grade systems for efficiency and resilience.
- Extensive experience designing, implementing, and operating backend microservices.
- Proficiency with Kotlin or Java, REST APIs, and SQL.
- Experience running production services using cloud infrastructure such as Kubernetes and Docker.
Nice to have
- Experience with Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, event-driven architecture, or Kafka.
- Experience in transportation, robotics, logistics, or autonomous vehicles.
Pay
USD 230,000–315,000 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
Kotlin, Java, REST APIs, SQL, Kubernetes, Docker, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL
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