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Annual Project Report

ZOOX
The self driving car company

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IT related jobs in ZOOX
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Self Driving Car:
A n a u t o n o m o u s o r s e l f d r iv i n g c a r i s a
ve h i c l e c a p a b l e o f s e n s i n g i t s e nv i r o n m e n t a n d
o p e ra t i n g w i t h o u t h u m a n i nvo l ve m e n t . A h u m a n
p a s s e n g e r i s n o t r e q u i r e d t o t a ke c o n t r o l o f t h e
ve h i c l e a t a n y t i m e , n o r i s a h u m a n p a s s e n g e r
r e q u i r e d t o b e p r e s e n t i n t h e ve h i c l e a t a l l .

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Introduction to ZOOX:
Zoox is a subsidiary of Amazon developing self driving vehicles (also known
as robotic cars) that provide a type of service that, through a joint digital
channel enables users to plan, book, and pay for multiple types of mobility
services (called MaaS Mobility-as-a-Service).

It is headquartered in Foster City, California and has offices of operations in

the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle, Washington. Zoox sits in the
Amazon Devices & Services organization alongside other Amazon units
like Amazon Lab126 ( is an American research and
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 About ZOOX
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Type Subsidiary
Industry Automotive

Founded 2014; 8 years ago

Founder  Tim Kentley-Klay

 Jesse Levinson

Headquarters Foster City, California

Key people Aicha Evans, CEO

Products Self-driving cars

Parent Amazon.com, Inc.
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Website www.zoox.com
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Zoox was founded in 2014 by Australian artist-designer Tim Kentley-
Klay and Jesse Levinson, son of Apple Inc (an
American multinational technology company). Chairman Arthur D. Levinson,
who was developing self-driving technology at Stanford University.

The name "Zoox" is a reference to Zooxanthellae is a colloquial term for

single-celled dinoflagellates, a marine organism that, like the Zoox robo-taxi,
depends on renewable energy and is able to maintain a symbiotic
relationship with organisms in its surrounding habitat.

In January 2019, Zoox appointed a new CEO, Aicha Evans , who was
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ZOOX
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Amazon:
On June 26, 2020, Amazon ( is an
American multinational technology company which focuses
on e-commerce , cloud computing, digital streaming,
and artificial intelligence) and Zoox signed a definitive
merger agreement, under which Amazon acquired Zoox as a
wholly-owned subsidiary for over $1.2 billion.

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IT related Jobs in ZOOX:
i. Software Engineer-Backend/Frontned
ii. Network engineer/ security manager
iii. Software Engineer-Machine learning
iv. Robot Camera manager-engineer
v. Software engineer-3D visualization
vi. Audio Software Engineer
vii. Software Engineer-GPU Motion planning evaluation
viii.Image Quality Engineer
ix. Sensor safety Engineer

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Backend/Frontned
 Requirements & Skills
• Have a high engineering discipline: coding, code, and design reviews,
documentation, performance monitoring, and maintenance.
• Solid foundations in Python.
• Fluency in SQL.
• Experience using Postgres.
• Professional and positive communication skills.
• Experience with Flask or Fast API.
• A knack for monitoring and optimizing query performance.
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Network engineer/
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• Requirements & Qualifications/Skills:
 Have a high practice in networking topologies and methods with people.
 A high experienced person for procuring equipment like routers or switches.
 Drives, executes, and steers Red Teaming activities within the company and
with external parties.
 Firewall and security skills.
 Networking design skills.
 Programming Language.
 Cloud Computing skills.
 Networking skills.
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• Good communication skills.
• Demonstrated skills in offensive cyber security.
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.

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Software
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• Requirements & Qualification skills:

• Masters or PhD degree in an engineering, math, or related field
Fluency in C / C++
• Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design
• Strong mathematics skills
• Experience with path planning
• Experience with autonomous robots
• Experience handling large data sets

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Robot
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• Requirements:
• Driver of camera module end to end activities with a holistic understanding
of camera module hardware

• Manage camera builds - manufacturing process, End of line testing,

IQC/OQC testing and test specifications

• Collaborate with cross functional teams (TPM, optics, ME, EE, SW and
Integration teams) to communicate, drive and provide solutions to technical
issues.
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Qualification skills:
• B.S. in Optics, Physics, or EE

• 3-5 years of technical leadership in designing, building and integration

of Cameras

• Experience with development, qualification, and reliability testing of

camera modules

• Strong technical documentation and communication skills

• Ability to thrive in ambiguity

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visualization:
• Requirements:
• Experience leading an 5-10+ software engineers

• Experience taking ideas from inception to delivery

• Translating requirements into design elements and coherent user

interfaces

• Developing a consistent and high performance 3D UI and visualization

architecture capable of displaying multiple data streams.

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• Qualification skills:
• B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent

• 3+ years of experience developing UI software for information-heavy

applications with complex workflows

• Experience programming interactive 3D user interfaces and visualizations

• Strong knowledge of graphic design

• 3D / Graphics experience.

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Audio
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• You will be working on the forefront of Zoox audio architecture, enabling a
number of audio based interactions to enable our robot to navigate safely
in busy urban streets.
• Requirements & Qualification Skills:
• BS / MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar degree with 2-5
years of relevant experience
• Strong background in C / C++ programming
• Experience in audio software development, audio drivers and/or Pulse Audio
framework

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Audio
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• Experience in porting signal processing and Machine learning algorithms to
run efficiently on different compute architectures

• Experience in working with digital signal processors, microcontrollers.

• Experience in audio algorithms such as noise suppression, beam forming,

direction of arrival and audio enhancement.

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Software Engineer-GPU
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evaluation:
• The planner's job is to figure out where the robot is going and how to get there
safely.
• Requirements
• Bachelors degree in an engineering, math, or related field
• Fluency in C++ and Python
• Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design
• Strong mathematics skills
• Strong Python skills for moving and analyzing data
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to make arguments via data, metrics, and their presentation.
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Software Engineer-GPU
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• Qualification skills
• Proficient in C++, or Spark

• MS or PhD in a related field

• Passion for vehicles, mobile robots, and/or autonomy

• Strong skills for moving and analyzing data

• Experience with real-time algorithms

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Sensor
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• In this role, you will be responsible for developing and documenting
functional safety and SOTIF (Safety of Intended Functionalities)
requirements for sensor modules and providing guidance in architecture
design.

• Requirements:
• B.S. in Engineering, Physics or relevant field and 3+ years of experience

• Technical understanding of the physics and fundamental technologies

used in automotive Camera, LiDAR, and Radar systems

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• Qualification skills:
• Experience on Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles (Camera, LiDAR,
Radar)

• MATLAB, Python, Optics (or comparable integrated raytracing tool)

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Job Agreement:
• The person eligible for the job are given a notice. There is a rule in
Zoox that, in case of passing job interview the employee is asked to
signature on the agreement to work at least for 4 years. After that time
they are independent to continue or leave the job after application.

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Conclusion:
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We concluded that the Zoox is fully automated robotic vehicle company.
That is owned by amazon. It has a number of IT related and other technical jobs. It
has strict rules for application for applying and for the employees to work as such.
It requires the highly efficient people to work with. It has been introducing a mind
blowing robotic vehicles. There is a famous sentence spoken by the Zoox;

“The future is for riders not for drivers”

This company is highly paying for the highly efficient people. It

demands to the employees for the best ideas for the bright future. It has different
requirements for the different job. Overall the company is working for the bright
technical future.
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