Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Trajectory Generation

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Within the Motion Planning organization 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.


The Trajectory Generation team is responsible for developing robust and efficient algorithms and software that produces safe, feasible, and optimal trajectories. This module is a key component of the Planner for our bidirectional autonomous vehicle, and it is critical to achieving a safe and comfortable rider experience in various driving environments. We are seeking an engineer to develop and enhance our trajectory generation algorithms and software to continuously improve our autonomous driving system.

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