Zoox
Engineering Manager, Performance Optimization
$237K–$322K
Foster City, CA +1 · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Apr 17, 2026
- Location
- Foster City, CA
Seattle, WA - Experience
- Prior experience managing teams of five or more full-time software engineers; no years specified.
- Education
- BS in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the Onboard Execution team in optimizing onboard autonomy software performance, compute utilization, and latency while developing engineers and cross-functional workflows.
What you'll do
- Manage 8–10 software performance engineers optimizing the onboard autonomy software stack.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to meet latency and compute-utilization targets and align on resource allocations and budgets.
- Hire and develop talent, and build self-service frameworks and workflows for performant software development.
What they ask for
- BS in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
- Proficiency with C++ and concurrent (parallel) execution systems.
- Deep knowledge of the Linux operating system and GPU-accelerated execution.
- Cross-functional collaboration and leadership alignment; prior experience managing teams of five or more full-time software engineers.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with GPU runtime frameworks such as CUDA, TensorRT, or XLA; experience in robotics, aviation, automotive, or high-performance computing.
- Production experience shipping real-time or near-real-time autonomy or robotics software; experience debugging and optimizing CPU, GPU kernels, and ML models with performance tools.
Pay
USD 237,000–322,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
C++, Linux, CUDA, TensorRT, XLA, NVIDIA Nsight Systems, Perfetto
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