What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Zoox, Inc. is an American technology company subsidiary of Amazon developing driverless vehicles that provide mobility as a service. It is headquartered in Foster City, California, and has offices of operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. Zoox is a part of the Amazon Devices & Services organization along with other Amazon units like Amazon Lab126, Amazon Alexa, and Amazon Leo.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Foster City |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Industry | transport, industrial manufacturing, robotics |
| Website | zoox.com |
Zoox is hiring in 5 states and 11 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Share ⇅ | Note ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster City | California | 211 | 88% | headquarters area |
| Hayward | California | 8 | 3% | |
| San Diego | California | 5 | 2% | |
| Boston | Massachusetts | 3 | 1% | |
| Fremont | California | 3 | 1% | |
| San Francisco | California | 2 | 1% | |
| Phoenix | Arizona | 2 | 1% | |
| Seattle | Washington | 2 | 1% | |
| Dallas | Texas | 1 | 0% | |
| Los Angeles | California | 1 | 0% | |
| Houston | Texas | 1 | 0% |
The mix of roles shows what Zoox needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer / Developer | 54 | $201,000 – $270,000 |
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 34 | $230,000 – $305,000 |
| Project / Program manager | 26 | $193,000 – $255,000 |
| Operations / Supply chain / Logistics | 18 | $137,000 – $194,000 |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 15 | $196,000 – $280,000 |
| Engineer (other) | 14 | $195,000 – $235,000 |
| Other roles | 12 | $242,000 – $348,000 |
| Recruiter / HR | 10 | $169,000 – $215,000 |
| Electrical / Hardware engineer | 9 | $195,000 – $267,000 |
| Mechanical / Manufacturing engineer | 9 | $190,000 – $228,000 |
| Security engineer / Analyst | 7 | $201,000 – $273,000 |
| QA / Test engineer | 6 | $153,000 – $209,000 |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 16 |
| Manager | 13 |
| Contract Student Worker | 11 |
| Senior/Staff Software Engineer | 10 |
| Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager | 9 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 8 |
| Senior Technical Program Manager | 6 |
| Team Lead | 5 |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 5 |
| Engineering Manager | 4 |
| Technical Program Manager | 4 |
| Director | 4 |
| Hardware Engineer Intern | 3 |
| Software Engineer Intern | 3 |
| Data Scientist | 3 |
211 of 239 listings (88%) publish a pay range. Across them the median range is $193,000 – $263,000 a year (the employer's own figures, converted to yearly; not a BLS statistic).
Most listings do not state a seniority level.
0 of 239 listings (0%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often Zoox's own 239 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 187 of 239 ads (78%) state a number of years. The median is 7 years; 80% ask for 5 or more and 24% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Master's degree | 79 | 33% |
| Bachelor's degree | 78 | 33% |
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 56 | 23% |
| PhD or doctorate | 38 | 16% |
| Associate degree | 5 | 2% |
| High school diploma or GED | 1 | 0% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Security clearance mentioned | 8 | 3% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| On-site or in-person work | 29 | 12% |
| Travel mentioned | 20 | 8% |
| Relocation mentioned | 13 | 5% |
| Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call | 5 | 2% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| machine learning | 161 | 67% |
| python | 103 | 43% |
| c++ | 58 | 24% |
| jira | 40 | 17% |
| sql | 31 | 13% |
| linux | 21 | 9% |
| sap | 18 | 8% |
| aws | 13 | 5% |
| excel | 12 | 5% |
| cad | 10 | 4% |
| kubernetes | 8 | 3% |
| pmp | 7 | 3% |
| matlab | 6 | 3% |
| tableau | 6 | 3% |
| typescript | 6 | 3% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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239 open jobs today, 20 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in Foster City, CA (211), Hayward, CA (8), San Diego, CA (5).