Hybrid Manager, Simulation C++ Platform

at Zoox

• Job title: Manager, Simulation C++ Platform
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $200,000 - $285,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Seattle, United States

About the role

• Software Engineering Manager leading Simulation Execution & Performance team at Zoox. Driving development of high-performance software systems for autonomous vehicle software stack.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a growing team of world-class software and performance engineers.
• Own the end-to-end architecture of simulation execution systems, ensuring seamless execution across both local developer workstations and distributed cloud environments.
• Direct comprehensive performance engineering initiatives, including rigorous benchmarking, systems profiling, and deep-dive root cause analysis of complex bottlenecks.
• Drive systematic improvements to the simulator's runtime performance, optimizing CPU/memory utilization and dramatically reducing execution latency.
• Drive the architectural decoupling of the core simulation engine from infrastructure orchestration, creating a highly modular and scalable execution pipeline.
• Design and build robust APIs and SDKs (Python, C++, REST) that allow autonomy workflows to easily configure, execute, and interact with the simulator.
• Create telemetry and dashboards to continuously track and improve execution speed.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with autonomy, QA, and infrastructure teams to deliver a frictionless, high-speed developer experience.

Requirements

• Proven track record of developing top engineering talent and managing high-performing teams (3+ years of engineering management experience) and demonstrated ability to drive complex software architecture and performance optimization projects from conception to delivery.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Expert-level programming skills in C++, with strong proficiency in Python.
• Hands-on experience with systems-level performance profiling, bottleneck analysis, and C++ optimization techniques.
• Deep understanding of system design, developer tooling, API/SDK design, and distributed computing.

Benefits

• 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
• life insurance