Data Scientist, Fleet Orchestration Algorithms

Job overview

The Data Scientist, Fleet Orchestration Algorithms role is onsite in Foster City, CA. Base salary is $177,000–$217,000 per year. The role supports Zoox’s Core Data Science team, which builds products and data assets to measure and improve fleet autonomy and operational performance. The position develops and evaluates algorithms that coordinate robotaxi vehicles, including assignment, staging, routing, and pricing. By modeling demand and operational constraints and measuring outcomes through simulation and experiments, the role helps improve fleet utilization, revenue, and rider experience.

What you'll do

• Design, prototype, and help deploy vehicle assignment, staging, routing, and pricing algorithms
• model rider demand, data-collection value, servicing needs, events, and policies as objectives and constraints
• collaborate with marketplace economics, forecasting, and autonomy specialists
• measure impact through simulation, offline evaluation, and online experiments
• contribute to evaluation and rollout of orchestration improvements.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

data scientist

fleet orchestration

optimization

robotaxi

autonomous vehicles

python

c++

rust

foster city ca

zoox

$177k–$217k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid and unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon Restricted Stock Units, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long- and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

Why this role

The posting lists a base salary range of $177,000–$217,000 per year and benefits including paid and unpaid time off, stock-based compensation, health insurance, long-term care insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance.

About the employer

Zoox is hiring for this role. Industry: Taxi and Ridesharing Services. Sector: 48.