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Zoox is hiring a Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Machine Learning & System Optimization. This is a full-time role in Foster City. Part of Zoox's Data Science hiring, posted last week. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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The Perception team is pioneering the development of a multi-modality foundation model to drive the next generation of autonomous system intelligence.
As a Machine Learning and System Optimization Engineer, you will orchestrate and allocate overall system capacity to various core perception models running on-bot, as well as drive large initiatives that allow for more efficient inference by sharing various parts of the perception stack with one another.
You will focus on bringing highly efficient, production-ready large-scale models to our on-vehicle stack. We are looking for experts with hands-on experience compressing, accelerating, and deploying complex models, including LLMs, VLMs, or foundation models, for power- and thermal-constrained vehicle SoCs.
In addition, you will optimize ML models, write custom CUDA kernels, and build highly concurrent inference code to ensure real-time, deterministic execution on edge devices.
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Where is the Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Machine Learning & System Optimization position at Zoox located?
This position is based in Foster City. Zoox has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Machine Learning & System Optimization at Zoox earn?
Zoox has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Machine Learning & System Optimization role at Zoox posted?
This role was posted on June 30, 2026 (9 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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