Senior/Staff Software Systems Engineer - Software Health and Complexity

Zoox

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Foster City, CA hybrid Until 8/22/2026 7+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted June 11, 2026 Last posted June 11, 2026
Job description
The Software Systems Engineering team is responsible for defining SW development processes and ensuring that all safety-critical software meets a high safety bar for production vehicles.
 
In this role, you will design and implement methodologies, tools, and processes for safety-critical software that will revolutionize transportation in the 21st century. Borrowing principles from avionics, automotive, and other safety-critical industries, you will work with software engineers throughout the Zoox software org, ranging from state-of-the-art AI Autonomy software, all the way to highly-critical RTOS and middleware components.

In this role, you will:

  • Develop and employ formal languages and models to describe intended software/system behaviors.
  • Leverage third-party or build in-house tools to generate formal design and validation tests.
  • Implement and integrate tools to verify that software/systems behave as intended.
  • Integrate analysis and verification into existing processes, workflows, tools, and other infrastructure.
  • Lead various systems engineering activities that are essential for a successful launch of safety-critical software on a self-driving vehicle.

Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in computer science, electrical engineering, robotics, aerospace, or related fields and 7+ years of experience. 
  • Strong problem-solving, leadership, and mentoring skills in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.
  • Strong formal methods background with good understanding of logic, formal languages, automata theory, and model checking
  • Experience applying modeling and analysis techniques to software systems. 
  • Strong programming skills in Python and C++ in real-time safety-critical applications and programming language fundamentals, object-oriented programming, memory management, performance, etc.

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Contributed to formal methods research and/or implementations.
  • Shipped software products to market in production automobiles, aircraft, spacecraft, or other systems that require safety-critical software in embedded hardware.
  • Experience with standards such as DO178, ISO26262, SPICE or ASPICE, ISO12207, IEC61508, EN50128, etc.
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. We’re 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 [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.

A Final Note:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Compensation (from employer):
208000–300000 USD per year

About this role

Summary

Develop and verify safety-critical software for autonomous vehicles using formal methods.

Job title

Senior/Staff Software Systems Engineer - Software Health and Complexity

Experience level

7+ years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Foster City, CA; on-site; some remote options possible.

Salary

$208k–$300k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

PythonC++formal languagesmodel checkingautomata theory

Preferred skills

contributed to formal methods researchshipped safety-critical softwarestandards like ISO26262, DO178

Specializations

formal methodssafety-critical softwaremodel checkingautomata theoryverification
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Foster City, CA, USA

Hybrid City
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