IT Platform Manager

Posted 15 Days Ago
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Foster City, CA
229K-288K Annually
5-7 Years Experience
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Design • Manufacturing
Zoox is an autonomous mobility company that’s created a purpose-built robotaxi to give the world a better way to ride.
The Role
The IT Platform Manager at Zoox will lead the Compute, Storage, and Cloud teams, collaborating on advanced storage and cloud roadmaps. Responsibilities include managing multiple projects, ensuring operational effectiveness, and maintaining critical IT infrastructure and services. The role is vital for supporting Zoox’s AI and robotics initiatives.
Summary Generated by Built In

Zoox seeks an experienced IT Platform Manager to lead and expand our Compute, Storage, and Cloud teams. This role is critical for supporting Zoox’s robotic and AI initiatives, which depend on cutting-edge, petabyte-scale storage systems and strategic cloud computing solutions. The ideal candidate will drive the development and implementation of infrastructure roadmaps, ensure efficient project management, and foster a collaborative culture within the organization. This role will encompass overseeing the development and maintenance of our critical IT infrastructure, cloud environments, high-performance computing, virtualization, storage solutions services, with a particular focus on petabyte-scale storage systems vital for our cutting-edge robotics and AI research.

In this role, you will:

  • Lead, mentor, and grow the IT Platform Compute, Storage, and Cloud teams
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to develop and execute storage and cloud roadmaps that meet Zoox’s functional, scalability, and reliability requirements
  • Oversee the management and successful delivery of multiple strategic and tactical projects, ensuring alignment with business goals, timely execution, and adherence to budget constraints
  • Continuously assess and re-prioritize initiatives to ensure operational effectiveness and strategic alignment
  • Manage incident responses with a strong operational focus, ensuring the continuity and availability of critical services

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams.
  • Proven experience in incident management and operations, focusing on delivering scalable, highly available services.
  • Extensive experience managing large-scale cloud services and enterprise storage solutions.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Expertise with VMware, AWS, and high-performance computing environments.
  • Familiarity with object and distributed storage systems such as S3, Lustre/FSX, and Ceph is preferred.

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Experience with GPU and AI workloads
  • Background in high-performance computing environments

Compensation

There are three major components to compensation for this position: pay, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The pay range for this position is $229,000 to $288,000. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The pay range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.


Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

Top Skills

AWS
VMware
The Company
HQ: Foster City, CA
2,500 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2014

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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