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# Database Engineer at Zoox

Compensation

$65 – $81/hr

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: Foster City, California

**Type**
: Full-time, Contract

**Level**
: not_specified

**Posted**
: Aug 28, 2026

## Description

Zoox is hiring an onsite Database Engineer in Foster City, California, with five days in the office and a 40-hour work week that may include flexible hours. The role designs, builds, and operates scalable and secure database solutions; partners with application and data teams; manages AWS database infrastructure; optimizes performance, security, capacity, and reliability; and supports troubleshooting, documentation, and infrastructure improvements. Required qualifications include AWS and infrastructure-as-code knowledge, database engineering or DBA experience, database management system expertise, SQL and query optimization, data modeling, performance tuning, backup and disaster recovery, and security knowledge.

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