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Lead AI Engineer – Enterprise Data & AI
Job Location:
Job Location:
Foster, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 230000 - 300000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
23 September 2026 (16 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
21 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Zoox is seeking a highly motivated hands-on Lead AI Engineer to spearhead the end-to-end development and deployment of our Enterprise Gen AI and LLM initiatives building agentic workflows integrating enterprise data sources and enforcing identity-aware security that transform operations across Procurement Supply Chain Legal Finance HR and Manufacturing (MES).
In this role you will:
- Design and deploy production-grade LLM applications and intelligent agents capable of complex reasoning secure tool usage and autonomous multi-step workflows.
- Architect enterprise data/tool integrations using MCP servers establishing standardized reusable connectors across Procurement Supply Chain Legal Finance HR and Manufacturing (MES).
- Enforce security guardrails via AI gateways - authentication rate-limiting logging and policy compliance for all model/agent traffic.
- Implement identity inheritance via SSO ensuring agents act strictly within the requesting users permissions & privileges (no privilege escalation no standing overreach).
- Work with the Information Security team on access control (RBAC/ABAC) for agentic systems and establish observability standards for agent behavior and data access.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to build secure code-driven AI automation.
Qualifications:
- 10 years in Data/Software Engineering with 2 years deploying GenAI/LLMs in production.
- Deep Python proficiency; experience with LangChain LlamaIndex or provider-native orchestration (e.g. Claude Agent SDK OpenAI Assistants/Agents SDK or hand-rolled).
- Hands-on experience building/integrating MCP servers or comparable connector frameworks.
- Experienced in AI gateway solutions (e.g. Cloudflare AI Gateway) for governing agent traffic.
- Working knowledge of SSO/identity federation (SAML OIDC OAuth 2.0) and propagating identity through agentic tool calls.
- Experience with cloud AI services (AWS Bedrock Google Vertex AI) and vector databases (MongoDB Pinecone Weaviate Milvus OpenSearch).
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience building AI solutions for corporate functions like Finance Legal (e.g. contract analysis) HR (e.g. policy retrieval) Supply Chain (e.g. forecasting efficiency) or Manufacturing (e.g. MES data integration production/quality analytics)
- Familiarity with AI platform vendor evaluations (Bedrock Vertex Cortex etc.)
- Experience defining enterprise IAM integration patterns (Okta Entra ID Ping) for AI systems and establishing AI governance frameworks or centers of excellence
- Previous experience in the autonomous vehicle robotics or high-tech manufacturing sectors.
$230000 - $300000 a year
Base Salary Range
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling as well as positioning within a level is determined by a range of factors including but not limited to a candidates relevant years of experience domain knowledge and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave vacation bereavement) unpaid time off Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights Amazon RSUs health insurance long-term care insurance long-term and short-term disability insurance and life insurance.
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics machine learning and design Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. Were looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
Accommodations
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to emailprotected or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
We’re reinventing personal transportation—making the future safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable for everyone. This is on-demand autonomous ride-hailing.
