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Senior AI Developer Productivity Engineer

Zoox· Software – Software Systems
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Foster City, CA$180k - $276kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Role focused on building LLM-powered tools and workflows to boost engineer productivity, standardize best practices, and integrate responsible AI into Zoox's development pipeline.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement LLM-powered solutions using frontier models like Claude, Gemini, GPT.
  • Build tools that leverage AI and improve engineer productivity by 10x through intelligent code assistance, automated code review, and improving Zoox’s operational efficiency.
  • Develop systems to automate mundane development tasks like boilerplate generation, test creation, and code refactoring.
  • Create intelligent workflows that leverage LLMs for bug detection, security vulnerability assessment, and code optimization.
  • Bridge the divide between developers' needs and infrastructure solutions while establishing best practices for responsible AI integration in our development pipeline.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of industry experience.
  • Solid experience as a full-stack or backend developer, showcasing a deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Fluency in at least one of the following languages: Python or C++.
  • Experience with LLM evaluation metrics and performance optimization
  • Knowledge of using embedding models and vector databases.

Skills

Required:LLM-powered solution designFull-stack / backend developmentPythonLLM evaluation metricsEmbedding models & vector databases
Nice to have:C++

Benefits

  • paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
  • unpaid time off
  • Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
  • Amazon RSUs
  • health insurance
  • long-term care insurance
  • long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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