# Lead AI Engineer – Enterprise, Data & AI at Zoox

- Company: Zoox
- What the company does: Zoox is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle designed for riders, not drivers. Learn more about the Zoox robotaxi and the future of ride-hailing. Backed by Lux.
- Company website: https://zoox.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Foster City, CA
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $230K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-21
- Apply by: 2026-11-05
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/48a6b2ac-0dcb-4481-ab26-386ce62decab
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zoox-lead-ai-engineer-enterprise-data-and-ai/

## About the role

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years in Data/Software Engineering, with 2+ years deploying GenAI/LLMs in production
- Deep Python proficiency, experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex or provider-native orchestration (e.g., Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Assistants/Agents SDK or hand-rolled)
- Hands-on experience building/integrating MCP servers or comparable connector frameworks
- Experienced in AI gateway solutions (e.g. Cloudflare AI Gateway) for governing agent traffic
- Working knowledge of SSO/identity federation (SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0) and propagating identity through agentic tool calls
- Experience with cloud AI services (AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI) and vector databases (MongoDB, Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, OpenSearch)

Tags: IT Infrastructure