Software Engineering Manager - Fleet & Robotaxi Platform

Zoox; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Affinity groups and sports clubs

Work from home opportunities

Health insurance

Wellbeing program and unlimited PTO

Equity upside

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a seasoned Software Engineering Manager to lead the Fleet Management team. This role focuses on driving a cross-functional group of engineers responsible for microservices, cloud services, and front-end tools that power fleet management, telemetry, and rider support for driverless robotaxis.

You will mentor engineers, set performance indicators, and ensure successful delivery with tight collaboration across robot software and service enablement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of management experience including personnel management, hiring, and budget responsibilities.
• Experience shipping large-scale backend services/platforms to production.
• BS / MS in Computer Science or equivalent, or 10+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers across diverse technologies and disciplines.
• Provide technical guidance and monitor KPIs to drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with partner teams to deliver high-quality, integrated solutions for fleet management and rider support.
• Identify risks (schedule/quality/feature) and implement mitigation strategies.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Backend systems

Kotlin

Java

Agile/scrum

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Zoox is seeking a seasoned Software Engineering Manager to lead the Fleet Management team. This role focuses on driving a cross-functional group of engineers responsible for microservices, cloud services, and front-end tools that power fleet management, telemetry, and rider support for driverless robotaxis.

You will mentor engineers, set performance indicators, and ensure successful delivery with tight collaboration across robot software and service enablement.