Software Engineer, Wireless Technologies

Location: Foster City, California, United States; hybrid workplace

Company

Zoox develops autonomous vehicles and the software, connectivity, and fleet systems required to operate them safely at scale.

What you will do

• Develop Zoox's firmware and LTE/5G cellular connectivity stack across multiple hardware generations.
• Integrate third-party cellular modem firmware and software stacks, including Qualcomm technologies, into an embedded Linux platform.
• Define and validate interfaces between RF/baseband systems, vendor protocol stacks, and host-side Linux networking software.
• Prototype and evaluate next-generation wireless platforms for future autonomous vehicle products.
• Build telemetry and analytics capabilities for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing fleet connectivity data.
• Investigate field, QA, and customer-reported issues, support test automation, and collaborate with QA, manufacturing, and software teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with embedded Linux systems and cellular or wireless stack software and firmware development.
• B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Exceptional programming skills in C/C++, Linux, and Python or shell scripting.
• Deep understanding of LTE/5G protocol stacks, including NAS, PDCP, RRC, RLC, MAC, PHY, and 3GPP specifications.
• Experience integrating third-party cellular modems and proprietary stacks, using Qualcomm ecosystems and network analysis tools such as QXDM, Shannon Tools, and Wireshark.
• Experience with Linux applications, kernel code, embedded services, Yocto-based package porting and patching, and networking concepts including TCP/IP, routing, VLANs, firewalls, IPv4, and IPv6.

Nice to have

• Automotive industry experience.
• Experience with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, BLE, and embedded interfaces such as UART, I2C, I2S, SPI, CAN, and PCIe.
• Experience with network emulation tools such as Keysight UXM.
• Experience designing and securing wireless software systems and implementing robust network and wireless security protocols.
• Experience communicating complex technical issues with internal teams and external vendors.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a hybrid workplace.
• Collaboration across firmware, QA, manufacturing, cloud infrastructure, and test systems.
• Work focused on connectivity reliability, fleet safety, teleoperation, and autonomous vehicle deployment.