Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy

zoox· Autonomy Software
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📍 Foster City, CAFull time💰 USD 277K–333K

About this role

We’re reinventing personal transportation—making the future safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable. We’ve created our vehicle specifically for dense, complicated urban environments. Zoox is the only driving vehicle on the market with bidirectional driving capabilities and four-wheel steering, allowing us to maneuver through compact spaces and change directions without the need to reverse. The future is for riders!   Our growing Perception team is searching for an Engineering Manager for the Perception Occupancy and Rare Events team. Our perception stack is responsible for building Zoox’s world-class 3D environment model from multi-modal sensor data. We create novel AI architectures that combine the latest academic results with many in-house innovations in creative ways. Our algorithms are relentlessly optimized and tuned to run efficiently and effectively on a wide variety of real-life data as well as in simulation.   You will be responsible for leading high-impact Perception teams with their technical roadmap and milestone goals. You will be closely collaborating with other AI teams including Simulation, Sensor and Hardware, and Systems Design and Mission Assurance teams to deliver an exceptional objects occupancy perception system encompassing modalities such as vision, lidar, radar and long-wave IR. You will lead a diverse, experienced team with a rapidly growing scope and responsibility while also working on some of the most complex problems in artificial intelligence, perception, and sensor fusion.

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What is the salary for the Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy role at zoox?
The listed salary for this Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy position at zoox is USD 277K–333K. This is an Full time role.
Where is the Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy position at zoox located?
This Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy 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 Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy role at zoox full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy role in the Autonomy Software department at zoox.
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This Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy position is part of the Autonomy Software 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 Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy job at zoox posted?
This Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy position at zoox was posted on Feb 3, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy
zoox · 💰 USD 277K–333K
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