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Embedded Software Engineer

Zoox· Software – Software Platforms and Product
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Hybrid (San Diego, CA)$164k - $223kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Embedded software engineer role on the Firmware Platforms team focused on developing, extending, and maintaining support for multiple embedded platforms in Zoox vehicles; collaborate with hardware, embedded, and validation teams to accelerate application development and enable new platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, develop, debug, optimize, review, and test software for multiple real-time embedded platforms
  • Develop and maintain board support packages for multiple platforms, including compiler, bootloader, drivers, and real-time operating system
  • Build low-level frameworks, interfaces, and infrastructure to make embedded application development faster, simpler, more portable, and more testable
  • Bring-up of new embedded platforms by working with electrical engineers, suppliers, and vendors to identify and solve hardware and low-level software issues
  • Contribute to all phases of the software development cycle, including prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of experience developing real-time embedded software for distributed electromechanical systems
  • Strong embedded C++/C programming experience
  • Strong experience with micro-controllers and/or microprocessors
  • Programming skills in C and C++, Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS, or SafeRTOS
  • Experience with common lab equipment and data acquisition equipment(DACs, debuggers, power supplies, multimeters, etc.)

Skills

Required:embedded C++/C programmingreal-time embedded systemsboard support packages

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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