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Senior / Staff Software Systems Engineer - Simulation Evaluation & Validation

Simulation is central to ensuring the safety and scalability of autonomous vehicles at Zoox. In this role, you will develop metrics and evaluation pipelines to assess simulator fidelity and guide improvements to our GenAI-powered simulator

Company

Zoox

Location

Foster City, CA

Status

Open

Posted

2026-07-27T22:53:43.841+00:00

Zoox is hiring a senior or staff software systems engineer for simulation evaluation and validation in its autonomous driving program. The work is building metrics and evaluation pipelines that measure how faithful the company's GenAI-powered simulator is, covering virtual worlds, dynamic agents and sensor data. The engineer works with autonomy, safety and simulation teams to define quantitative validation criteria, and uses exploratory data analysis to root-cause simulator performance gaps, supporting Zoox's expansion to more cities. The posting states hybrid work based in Foster City, California.