Is Zoox a good company to work for?

Zoox has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 520 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 40% of employees would recommend working at Zoox to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Zoox have been left by employees working as Mechanical Engineer , Technical Program Manager and Software Engineer .

Does Zoox pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Zoox employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Zoox. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Zoox?

40% of Zoox employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Zoox 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Zoox?

Software Engineer (60) , Autonomous Vehicle Operator (47) , Engineer (13) , Senior Software Engineer (12) , Technical Program Manager (12) , Mechanical Engineer (10) , Vehicle Operator (9) , Program Manager (8) , Recruiter (8) , Systems Engineer (6) , TeleOps Tactician (6) , Manager (5) , Technician (5) , Firmware Engineer (4) , Project Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Zoox according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with" ((in 60 reviews)); "Stable and good pay but that's about it." ((in 30 reviews)); "Good Work life balance" ((in 17 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 16 reviews)); "The food is great and I enjoy the weekly all hands." ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Zoox according to real employee reviews?

"bad management delayed milestones no WLB" ((in 31 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and egoistic" ((in 21 reviews)); "The training is abysmal." ((in 10 reviews)); "Extremely hostile work environment" ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management is chock full of hypocrisy." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Zoox layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Zoox layoffs and their outlook for job security at Zoox in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Zoox locations?

Foster City , San Francisco , Las Vegas , San Mateo , New York , Fremont , Menlo Park , San Carlos , Atlanta , Champaign , Scottsdale , Foster City , Austin , Texas City , San Diego , Redwood City , South San Francisco , Mountain View , Palo Alto , San Jose , Sunnyvale , Tracy , Miami , Boston , Spain , Las Vegas

Zoox reviews

3.5

40% would recommend to a friend

(360 total reviews)

Aicha Evans

54% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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Zoox has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 360 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Zoox employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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360 reviews

4.0

Sep 28, 2020

Great Mission; Incompetent Executives

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission and a really fantastic team.

Cons

The executives at this company are deeply engaged in in-fighting, office politics, and lack general leadership capabilities.

2.0

Jul 20, 2020

Great at its peak but top talent has left due to toxic culture and poor leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Interesting product - Good food

Cons

- Toxic Culture - Political minefield where people will throw others under the bus for status - Dishonest leadership - Talent bar has become really low

2.0

Jun 7, 2020

Would not recommend

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits Cool office Hard technical work

Cons

Cultural mess Very little company direction No long term strategy that actually makes sense Full of "bro" culture

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