Onboard Performance Engineering Manager

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 245,000 - 307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

paid time off

unpaid time off

Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights

Amazon RSUs

health insurance

long-term care insurance

long-term disability insurance

short-term disability insurance

life insurance

Job summary

Zoox in Foster City is seeking an Onboard Execution team leader within our Performance group to drive a high-impact effort to optimize the on-bot autonomy software stack. You will manage a team of 8–10 engineers, align resources with Autonomy, ML Platform, Middleware, Sensors, and Hardware teams, and ensure latency targets and compute utilization are met.

The role emphasizes hiring and developing talent, building scalable self-service workflows, and delivering efficient, performant software

Qualifications

• BS in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• Proficiency with C++ & concurrent (parallel) execution systems.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of the Linux operating system and GPU accelerated execution.
• Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration and leadership alignment.
• Prior experience managing teams of five or more full-time software engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 8-to-10 engineers focused on optimizing the software performance of the on-bot autonomy software stack.
• Partner with Autonomy, ML Platform, Middleware, Sensors, and Hardware Architecture teams to meet strict system response (latency) and compute utilization targets.
• Achieve alignment between cross-functional leaders across the Software organization on compute resource allocations and budgets.
• Hire, grow, and develop talent in the realm of performance optimization.
• Build self-service force-multiplier frameworks & workflows that empower developers to deliver efficient & performant software.

Skills

C++

Concurrency

Linux

Cross-functional leadership

Team management

GPU acceleration

Education

BS in computer science or computer engineering

Tools

CUDA

TensorRT

Nsight Systems

Job description

Zoox in Foster City is seeking an Onboard Execution team leader within our Performance group to drive a high-impact effort to optimize the on-bot autonomy software stack. You will manage a team of 8–10 engineers, align resources with Autonomy, ML Platform, Middleware, Sensors, and Hardware teams, and ensure latency targets and compute utilization are met.

The role emphasizes hiring and developing talent, building scalable self-service workflows, and delivering efficient, performant software