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Good tech, good people, good food. Good at burning cash while falling behind Waymo

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Zoox for 6 years
May 10, 2025
Foster City, California
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good culture, good tech stack, and good opportunity with the right manager. It's a rare fusion of ML, software, firmware, vehicle hardware engineering, and operations. A young, hard-working engineer can learn a lot and go far. The food is great.

Cons

Risk-averse and self-defeating upper management since Tim Kentley-Klay's forced departure.

Too much focus on moving goalposts instead of finding revenue with today's tech.

Simultaneously self-congratulatory and self-defeating purgatory of cyclical milestones and demos.

Base pay is good, but the equity can suck.

Advice to Management

The PMO needs to go. Milestones are not moving the company towards revenue fast enough.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
2.0

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