Zoox reviews

The cons depend on what type of environment you want to work in. If the above sounds like more than you'd like to bite off, this is probably not the place for you. We are moving quickly, don't have a lot of big-company structure, and management makes changes nimbly and as they see fit (usually for the best). If you are looking to work on unsolved problems at a dynamic workplace, then I can find few true "cons" at Zoox.

This place was never known for being a positive work environment, and it has sadly taken a turn for the worse in the last year. Leading up to Tim's firing, Tim had become a complete egomaniac and this culture of selfishness was becoming rampant. Many chill people left and many remaining have been in a full-on land-grab for more prestigious titles and positions. The toxicity became too much. I tried fighting it off, but it was a losing battle. I'm worried that the current direction could lead to more reckless decisions and a degraded engineering culture. The technical challenges ahead are *massive* and will require billions with big teams of drivers. But the code quality is only getting worse, technical debt more crippling, and morale is sinking.