# Ryan Cahoon > Not interested in new positions Location: Mountain View, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ryancahoon ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer, Simulation @ Zoox Inc. Jan 2016 – Present | Foster City, CA Designing and implementing simulation environments and infrastructure to exercise self-driving vehicle software for testing and certification. ### Software Engineer @ Google Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Mountain View, CA Worked on WebAnswers, a project to organically retrieve specific answers to question-like search queries. ### Software Developer @ CMU Robotics Academy Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA Outreach group at Carnegie Mellon University developing curriculum and tools to teach students computer science and other STEM subjects. ### Teaching Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 15-491: CMRoboBits, Creating Intelligent Robots 85-213: Human Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence ### Research Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 Visual servoing behavior for a compliant humanoid robot ### Intern/Product Development @ Maximum Robotics/Action Controls Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Redmond, WA Completed electronic hardware design and began software design for a consumer embedded robotic camera component. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering Carnegie Mellon University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ryan-cahoon --- Source: https://flows.cv/ryancahoon JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ryancahoon/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12