Senior Embedded Middleware – Automation Engineer

Zoox

Connectivity and Audio Manager at Zoox leading efforts for high-performance automotive control units. Focused on audio and connectivity systems in a collaborative environment.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeFoster City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $212,000 - $255,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudLinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead efforts to deliver stable, high-performance, updatable, and secure automotive control units focused on audio and connectivity systems
Hire, mentor, and grow a team of embedded software developers and validation engineers
Enable deterministic, high-performance behavior in resource-constrained, safety-critical electronic control units (ECUs)
Deliver systems that meet the demands of fleet-scale deployment and evolving customer expectations
Collaborate with embedded, firmware, cloud, and infrastructure teams to improve development and validation workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of hands-on C/C++ and Python user-space and middleware development in Linux environments
BS/MS in CS, CE, or EE
Proficient in designing Bash scripts, custom developer tooling, and automated workflows for Linux-based systems
Experienced in building, maintaining, and scaling CI/CD pipelines, automation testing frameworks, and infrastructure
Competent in multi-layer software debugging, system logging implementation, and configuring telemetry or observability tooling
Functional knowledge of integrating and troubleshooting communication protocols including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, Ethernet, and CAN

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

CC++PythonBash scriptingCI/CD pipelinesautomation testing frameworksmulti-layer software debuggingsystem loggingtelemetry toolingcommunication protocols

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringteam growthcollaboration

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer ScienceBS in Computer EngineeringMS in Computer EngineeringBS in Electrical EngineeringMS in Electrical Engineering