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Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Motion Planning

Software Engineering Live nowFoster City, CA

Posted November 5, 2025

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Job facts

Company
Zoox
Location
Foster City, CA
Role area
Software Engineering
Country
United States
Posted
November 5, 2025
Surfaced on AllRoles
October 20, 2026
Salary
$254,000 – $350,000/yr
Status
Live

About this role

On the Motion Planning team at Zoox, you’ll be dedicated to improving the driving behaviors of the robot on public roads. The Planner's job is to figure out where the robot is going and how to get there safely in situations as complex as those found in Downtown San Francisco or on the Las Vegas Strip.   This is a cutting-edge problem, which requires teamwork and collaboration across a broad set of experts spanning Planner, Perception, Prediction, Operations, and more. Together, you will create the next generation of algorithmic improvements to expand our robot’s ability to drive in some of the most complex situations found on public roads.   Safety is foundational at Zoox, so you will take a measured approach – develop a principled modification to the Planner, test in simulation and on closed courses, and team up with our safety drivers for on-road testing. 

Description provided by Zoox via its job board.

Compensation

$254,000 – $350,000/yr

Pay stated by the employer in the source posting.

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