Data Scientist, Fleet Orchestration Algorithms

Zoox is hiring a Data Scientist, Fleet Orchestration Algorithms in Foster City, United States. It pays $177k-$217k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Zoox.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this data scientist role is Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
The listed pay starts 5% above the typical data scientist posting on Level.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Python, Optimization Algorithms and data science.
Level lists 236 other open roles at Zoox.
The role was posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

Data Scientist developing fleet orchestration algorithms and optimization models for autonomous robotaxis.

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The Core Data Science team builds the products and data assets that let teams across Zoox measure and improve the autonomy and operational performance of our fleet. In this role, you'll develop the algorithms that run our robotaxi fleet: matching vehicles to riders and other missions, staging vehicles where and when they're needed, routing, and pricing.

You'll also model what goes into those decisions: rider demand, the value of the data our R&D fleet collects, servicing needs, and business inputs like events and policies. You'll be the optimization generalist on the team, working alongside specialists in marketplace economics, forecasting, and autonomy, and you'll see your algorithms run on a real autonomous fleet. You’ll join a diverse, experienced team with rapidly growing scope while working with one of the industry’s most valuable autonomous vehicle datasets.

How we rate this

Data Scientist, Fleet Orchestration Algorithms at Zoox rates 70 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Data Scientist, Fleet Orchestration Algorithms is an open job at Zoox.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The listed salary is $177k-$217k a year.
The role is based in Foster City, CA.
The job was posted on October 21, 2026.
Applications are handled by Zoox. Apply on Zoox

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Data ScienceFleet OrchestrationOptimizationForecastingAlgorithmic ModelingPythonOptimization Algorithms

Also common in data scientist jobs at this level

Python SQL Machine learning LLM Generative AI dbt

Pay

This job starts at: $177k
Typical data scientist job: $168k

This posting starts 5% above the typical data scientist job. See data scientist jobs

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Tell me about a project where data science was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where fleet orchestration was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where optimization was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where forecasting was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where algorithmic modeling was part of your work. What did you do?

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List these exact terms on your resume: Data Science, Fleet Orchestration, Optimization, Forecasting, and Algorithmic Modeling. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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