Software Engineer - Site Reliability Engineering

Front Door Defense; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a qualified Site Reliability Engineer located in Foster City, California, to oversee the full lifecycle of vital services that support autonomous vehicle operations. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, particularly in site reliability engineering for large-scale systems and expertise with cloud platforms like AWS and Kubernetes. This role involves architectural design, proactive monitoring, and incident resolution, ensuring the robust performance of Zoox's infrastructure. The compensation ranges from $140,000 to $230,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in site reliability engineering or managing large-scale distributed systems.
• Proven experience operating within major cloud platforms and utilizing infrastructure as code tools.
• Technical expertise in deploying, managing, and scaling systems using container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimize scalable systems impacting Zoox's autonomous vehicle platform.
• Build proactive monitoring solutions to identify potential issues early.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve system architecture.

Skills

Site reliability engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Kubernetes

Networking protocols

Database technologies

Programming (Python, Go, C/C++, Java)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Salt

CloudFormation

Job description

Zoox is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to help ensure the availability, performance, and resilience of the services that power the development and operation of our autonomous vehicles. In this role, you will own the full lifecycle of our services—from designing fault-tolerant, maintainable systems to deploying, operating, and continuously improving them in production. As a robotics company, Zoox embraces automation at every layer of our infrastructure, and you’ll help drive that ethos forward. You’ll work hands‑on with systems that process massive volumes of data and support compute-intensive pipelines running on both CPUs and GPUs.

In this role, you will:

• Architect and optimize scalable systems: You will design, implement, and continuously improve highly reliable infrastructure, directly impacting the success and safety of Zoox’s autonomous vehicle platform.
• Build proactive monitoring solutions: You will develop advanced monitoring, alerting, and reporting tools to ensure potential issues are identified and resolved before they affect production.
• Collaborate across engineering: You will partner closely with software engineering teams to elevate our system architecture, streamline deployment processes, and drive automation initiatives.
• Lead incident resolution: You will conduct thorough root cause analyses on production issues and rapidly deploy corrective actions to maintain a resilient and stable environment.
• Ensure business continuity: You will safeguard the company's operations by designing and implementing robust disaster recovery plans to keep the Zoox fleet running smoothly under any circumstances.

Qualifications

• SRE & Distributed Systems Experience: 5+ years of experience in site reliability engineering or a similar role, with a strong, objective background in managing large-scale distributed systems.
• Cloud & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proven experience operating within major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and utilizing IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, Salt, or CloudFormation.
• Container Orchestration: Technical expertise in deploying, managing, and scaling systems using container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.
• Core Infrastructure Knowledge: Deep, foundational understanding of networking protocols, storage solutions, and database technologies.
• Programming Proficiency: Strong, demonstrable programming and scripting skills in languages such as Python, Go, C/C++, or Java.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience in the automotive or autonomous vehicle industry.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements.

$140,000 - $230,000 a year

Accommodations

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [e-mail] or your assigned recruiter.