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Benefits at Zoox
Zoox provides our crew with comprehensive benefits and company perks to support them through the many stages of their lives – from starting a first job to starting a family (and beyond).
Financial + Retirement
401(K)
Zoox’s 401(k), administered by Fidelity, allows for pre-tax, Roth and after-tax contributions. Crew also have the option for in-plan Roth conversions (‘mega backdoor Roth’).
401(K) matching
Zoox will match 50% of crew contributions up to 4% of total eligible wages.
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
Pay transparency
Child Care + Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
Zoox offers financial assistance for both adoption and surrogacy by reimbursing eligible expenses up to a lifetime limit.
Childcare benefits
Zoox offers 4 days of back-up childcare and elder care with Bright Horizons. Employees get a free online membership to Sitter City to connect with ongoing care providers.
Company sponsored family events
From story time with our executive team and cooking lessons with our co-founder to annual family fun days, we love to celebrate with the extended members of our Zoox crew.
Family medical leave
Zoox offers 8 weeks of paid medical and family care leaves (minus any applicable state, local or company benefits) per instance or diagnosis.
Generous parental leave
Zoox offers 8 weeks of paid parental bonding leave (minus any applicable state, local or company benefits). Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 4 weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave.
Fertility benefits
Zoox partners with Progyny to provide comprehensive treatment and access to high-quality care through a premier network of fertility specialists.
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Zoox offers a public transit subsidy, free shuttles to/from Bay Area public transit stations, a carpool program, and pre-tax commuter accounts. We also offer our robotaxi at certain offices.
Company-sponsored outings
Fitness stipend
Zoox offers its employees discounted rates with local area gyms and fitness centers, and also provide a ClassPass subsidy.
Free daily meals
Our catered breakfast, lunch, and dinner food program features a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite gym
Onsite office parking
Zoox offers employees free onsite parking, including EV charging stations.
Recreational clubs
Zoox has recreational sports leagues that compete around the Bay Area and groups for interests like hiking, cycling, and running.
Relocation assistance
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Meditation space
Mother's room
Professional Development
Continuing education stipend
Zoox does not offer formal tuition reimbursement, but offers a $500Learning and Development stipend for personal development and tuition costs if directly it applies to the crew' member's role.
Customized development tracks
Job training & conferences
Mentorship program
Zoox offers a mentorship program through Chronus intended to create safe spaces and build intimacy between mentors and mentees across the organization.
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications
Promote from within
Lunch and learns
Continuing education available during work hours
Zoox hosts L&D workshops, managers are encouraged to participate in a workshop series that occurs during working hours, and the benefits team leads trainings on benefits and in support of our ZAGs.
Personal development training
Virtual coaching services
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Diversity manifesto
Documented equal pay policy
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
We have founded seven Zoox Affinity Groups (ZAGs), which are crew-led groups, based on shared identities such as ethnicity, gender, nationality, culture, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
We promote inclusive hiring through improving job postings, training recruiters and managers in unconscious bias and inclusive language, and mitigating bias throughout the candidate lifecycle.
Diversity recruitment program
We recruit at diversity engineering conferences, including SWE, SHPE, and NSBE, and we showcase Zoox opportunities at HBCUs to expand our candidate pool.
Health Insurance + Wellness
Dental insurance
Zoox offers a dental plan that covers up to a set amount for various dental services (Preventive Care, Basic Care, Major Care, and orthodontia)
Disability insurance
Zoox automatically enrolls crew in and covers the premiums for short and long-term disability.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Zoox offers healthcare FSA, limited purpose FSA, dependent care FSA, and pre-tax commuter account options to crew.
Health insurance
Zoox offers 4 medical plans to crew including Cigna PPO, Kaiser HMO and HSA Plans. We also offer an annual contribution seed to all crew enrolled in a HSA plan, even if they aren't contributing to one
Life insurance
Zoox covers basic life and AD&D insurance that covers 100% of crew’s annual salary, up to a maximum of $500,000. Crew have the option to enroll in additional voluntary life coverage for dependents t
Pet insurance
Zoox offers voluntary pet insurance with flexible coverage options to provide your furry family members with the care they need.
Team workouts
Our crew participate in weekly yoga sessions and will often meet up outside the office for group biking and running outings as well as volleyball games and even paddle boating.
Vision insurance
Zoox offers one vision plan that provides access to regular exams, Lasik vision surgery coverage, and allowances to cover glasses and contacts.
Wellness programs
Zoox offers subsidized ClassPass memberships, discounted membership rates at a range of gyms, an onsite gym, onsite and virtual weekly yoga classes, and sports league sponsorship.
Mental health benefits
In addition to mental healthcare with our medical carriers, Zoox also partners with Modern Health, ComPsych EAP, and other mental health platforms accessible through our medical insurance carriers.
Transgender health care benefits
Abortion travel benefits
Culture
Volunteer in local community
Zoox regularly participates in local volunteer opportunities such as cleanups around its offices and planting trees with Friends of the Urban Forest.
Flexible work schedule
Open door policy
Open office floor plan
Pair programming
Partners with nonprofits
Zoox gives back to our community by partnering with local nonprofits in our markets. We are also a part of The Climate Pledge and are committed to reducing our carbon emissions to net zero by 2040.
Remote work program
Team based strategic planning
OKR operational model
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
We host a weekly all-hands meeting for leadership to share company updates and live Q&As, as well as a extended all-hands meetings for crew that dives deeper into top-of-mind areas across the company.
Employee awards
Vacation + Time Off
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Hardship benefits
Company-wide vacation
