Principal Software Engineer, Perception Architect
Zoox - Foster City, CA
Posted Apr 20, 2026
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Principal Software Engineer, Perception Architect Foster City, CA Be the visionary Perception Architect designing the sensory "nervous system" for our next generation of autonomous products. Evolve our end-to-end perception architecture, serving as the essential liaison between Sensing teams and the core ML system. Drive architectural evolution toward next-generation sensing and compute platforms by influencing Hardware-Software Co-Design. Be the visionary Perception Architect designing the sensory "nervous system" for our next generation of autonomous products. Evolve our end-to-end perception architecture, serving as the essential liaison between Sensing teams and the core ML system. Drive architectural evolution toward next-generation sensing and compute platforms by influencing Hardware-Software Co-Design. In this role, you will: - System Synthesis: Define the end-to-end perception architecture-assess new sensing (LiDAR, Radar, Camera) to the final fused world model. - Hardware-Software Co-Design: Partner with Compute and Sensing teams to influence the design, ensuring our algorithms have the "computational oxygen" they need. - Algorithmic Strategy: Lead the transition from current pipelines to AI innovation pipelines, while maintaining the safety and interpretability required for edge deployment. - Future-Proofing: Evaluate emerging technologies and determine their viability for the 3-5 year roadmap. - Performance Budgeting: Collaborate on rigorous metrics for latency and accuracy across diverse edge-computing environments. - Lead cross functional teams: to create a viable plan to move to new platforms and unlock further technical capabilities for Perception systems. Coordinate projects across partner teams to make sure work is aligned with the overall org direction. Qualifications - Education: Ph.D. or MS in Computer Science,
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