Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Verifiation And Validation

zoox

UShybrid$176k-$238k/yrPosted Mar 26, 2026

Skills

pythonc++

About the role

Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and safely deploy such a robotaxi solution. The System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in the company's success, responsible for constructing the safety case and fail-operational design for our autonomous driving robots before public road deployment.

We are seeking a highly motivated V&V software development engineer in test (SDET) to join this systems-engineering department.  As a V&V SDET, you will be a technical lead, owning the end-to-end validation strategy for critical safety systems while architecting and implementing the advanced software infrastructure required to verify them. This role is coding-intensive, focused on building solutions for high-fidelity testing, scalable automation frameworks, and sophisticated data analysis tools to ensure successful compliance to requirements and mission success.   Some examples of tools this role supports: Framework for event definition, orchestration, and verification High-performance C++ and Python-based emulators for vehicle sensors (e.g., Radar, Lidar, and Inertial Measurement Units) to enable realistic, real-time fault injection Robust communication bridges between simulation environments and physical vehicle hardware Automating test management and reporting within lifecycle management tools, e.g. Polarion, JAMA, DOORS.

Compensation

This Software Engineer role pays $176k-$238k/yr. Within typical range for software engineer roles in United States.

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