Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization

zooxยท Software Systems
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๐Ÿ“ Foster City, CAFull time๐Ÿ’ฐ USD 192Kโ€“257K

About this role

Zoox is on a mission to reimagine transportation and ground-up build autonomous robotaxis that are safe, reliable, clean, and enjoyable for everyone. We are still in the early stages of deploying our robotaxis on public roads, and it is a great time to join Zoox and have a significant impact in executing this mission. The ML Platform team at Zoox plays a crucial role in enabling innovations in large-scale Foundation models, VLMs, and VLAs to make autonomous driving as seamless as possible.ย  ย  The Opportunity Are you excited to drive our ML Performance Optimization initiatives and make our ML models that enable autonomous driving as fast and efficient as possible? You will get to work with SOTA accelerators, cutting-edge techniques in distributed training, quantization, distillation, and pruning, among other things, working closely with all the Autonomy teams within Zoox - Perception, Prediction, Planner, Simulation, Collision Avoidance, and have the opportunity to significantly push the boundaries of how ML is practiced within Zoox. ย  We build and operate the base layer of ML tools, model development, and serving systems that our applied research teams use for in- and off-vehicle ML use cases. You will work alongside a team of strong software engineers and act as a force multiplier for our internal customers. This team has many growth opportunities as we expand our robotaxi deployments and venture into new ML domains. If you want to learn more about our stack behind autonomous driving, please look here. If you want to learn more about our ML Infrastructure, here is one of our past talks at re:Invent.

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What is the salary for the Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization role at zoox?
The listed salary for this Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization position at zoox is USD 192Kโ€“257K. This is an Full time role.
Where is the Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization position at zoox located?
This Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization role at zoox is based in Foster City, CA. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization role at zoox full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization role in the Software Systems department at zoox.
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This Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization position is part of the Software Systems department at zoox. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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When was the Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization job at zoox posted?
This Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization position at zoox was posted on May 28, 2026. Apply as soon as possible โ€” early applications are often reviewed first.
Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization
zoox ยท ๐Ÿ’ฐ USD 192Kโ€“257K
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