Senior Software Engineer 3D Mapping Pipelines

Zoox


Job Location:

Foster, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 6 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The 3D Mapping team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help develop scalable performant and reliable data pipelines that produce 3D map products for Zooxs autonomous vehicle fleet. This team works with petabytes of data and ships centimeter-accurate 3D maps across several major U.S. cities.

This is a broad software engineering role and does not require a specific mapping background beyond basic knowledge of 3D geometry and math.

In this role you will:

  • Develop scalable performant and reliable data pipelines to produce 3D map products.

  • Work with large-scale spatial datasets and petabytes of data to support centimeter-accurate 3D mapping.

  • Identify and balance performance bottlenecks across I/O CPU GPU memory transfer and distributed compute workflows.

  • Apply 3D geometry matrix operations and software engineering fundamentals to mapping pipeline development.

  • Build and maintain C and Python-based systems including Python/C integration using tools such as pybind11.

Qualifications

  • B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering Robotics Mathematics or a related field.

  • 3 years of industry experience building production software systems data pipelines distributed workflows or large-scale automation systems.

  • Strong C programming skills with solid knowledge of data structures algorithms and software design patterns.

  • You can identify and balance different performance bottlenecks e.g. IO CPU GPU memory transfer etc.

  • Basic knowledge of 3D geometry and matrix operations.

Bonus Qualifications

  • Python familiarity and experience with pybind11.

  • Experience with distributed systems including job orchestration distributed compute infrastructure observability and Docker.

  • Previous work on meshing algorithms or other 3D asset generation.

$214000 - $290000 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.
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.


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A Final Note:
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The 3D Mapping team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help develop scalable performant and reliable data pipelines that produce 3D map products for Zooxs autonomous vehicle fleet. This team works with petabytes of data and ships centimeter-accurate 3D maps across several major U.S. cities.Thi...

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