Zoox is building the world's most advanced self-driving hardware and software solution. The efficiency demands of such a system require an expert fine tuning of both the compute hardware architecture as well as the algorithms and middleware that runs on it to achieve maximum throughput at the most optimal power levels.
The Software Performance team keeps the PCU alive, healthy, and performant to ensure that our on-bot autonomy software meets its latency targets while also accommodating its safety goals.
As a Compute Optimization team leader within the Software Core Performance team, you will lead a highly specialized team of software performance engineers in aggressively optimizing on-bot software runtime. This is a high impact role that sits at the intersection of ML Platform, Core, and Autonomy Software - ensuring that efficient compute utilization is a central tenet emphasized across the organization.
In this role, you will:
- Manage a team of 7-10 engineers focused on optimizing the software performance of the on-bot autonomy software stack.
- Lead cross-functional optimization efforts with the goal of hitting strict system response (latency) 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 frameworks that shifts performance optimization left to developers so that individual engineers can have quick iteration optimization loops.
Qualifications
- BS in computer science, computer engineering, or related field
- Proficiency with C++ & concurrent execution (parallel) programming frameworks
- Deep knowledge and understanding of CPU and recent GPU microarchitectures (e.g. Ampere, Blackwell)
- Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration and leadership alignment
- Prior experience managing teams of three or more FTE software engineers
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience in robotics, aviation, automotive, or high-performance computing space
- Have shipped real-time or near-real-time software autonomy or robotics software in production
- Experiencing debugging and optimizing CPU, GPU kernels, and ML models using tools like Nsight Systems and Compute, Perfetto or similar compute observability tools
Skills Required
- BS in computer science, computer engineering, or related field
- Proficiency with C++ & concurrent execution (parallel) programming frameworks
- Deep knowledge of CPU and recent GPU microarchitectures
- Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration and leadership alignment
- Prior experience managing teams of three or more FTE software engineers
Zoox Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zoox and has not been reviewed or approved by Zoox.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is extensive, with broad medical and vision options, company‑paid disability coverage, and multiple mental‑health resources. Feedback suggests coverage breadth and auxiliary programs support a wide range of needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include paid parental leave, additional pregnancy disability time, fertility coverage, and adoption/surrogacy assistance. Backup care and family‑oriented programs further reinforce support across life stages.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Day‑to‑day perks are robust, including free daily meals, fitness subsidies, commuter support, and on‑site amenities. Feedback suggests these lifestyle benefits enhance convenience and workplace experience, especially for office‑based roles.
Zoox Insights
What We Do
Zoox is an autonomous mobility company that was founded to provide a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road. To achieve that goal, the company has spent the past 10 years creating a purpose-built robotaxi that gives the world a better way to ride.
Why Work With Us
At Zoox, we are working to solve one of the greatest technological challenges of our generation. From the beginning, we have been focused on our goal of reimagining transportation from the ground up. We are a mission-driven community of innovators working together to create a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road.
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