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# Senior/Staff C++ Software Engineer

- **Company:** Zoox
- **Location:** Foster City, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $210,000 - $300,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Mobile Application Development, Computer Programming, Linux, Game Engine, Design of User Interfaces, Python (Programming Language), TCP/IP, Strategies of Testing, Safety Critical Systems, State Machines, Build Tools, Hardware Infrastructure, Software Version Control
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_a367c911b7caf2c705c0b0474b1d9a7e

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in an engineering, mathematics, or related field
 * 5+ years of industry experience working on large code bases
 * Strong proficiency in C++
 * Experience with Linux and systems and/or messaging programming
 * Experience with build systems, version control, and testing methodologies

Bonus Qualifications

 * Experience with Python
 * Experience with ROS or Game Engines
 * Familiarity with networking, TCP/IP, and sockets programming
 * Experience with safety-critical systems
 * Experience with integrated user interfaces or mobile application development
 * Experience collaborating across teams to solve integrated problems

## Description

In this role you will be responsible for the most critical in-vehicle component for what we call "Ride Management". It's the primary source of truth of the ride state and makes critical decisions about what to present to riders and other systems at any point in the ride as well as when to react to input from various other software and hardware components. (i.e. is the requested mutation possible).

This component interacts directly with much of the in-vehicle hardware responsible for serving the riders. For example, if the rider presses the button to open the door, this goes through a secure gateway into this Ride State Machine which in-turn decides if and how to interact with all the needed components to accomplish rider's request. If it's possible given the current vehicle and ride state. Most in-vehicle functionality that will serve riders needs corresponding work in the Ride State Machine, so this role requires not just a great CS thinking, but also a passion towards providing the best experience to the end users/riders as well as cross-teams collaboration with teams of engineers for other in-vehicle components.