SeniorStaff Software Systems Architect
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Job Location:
Foster, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
07-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior/Staff Software Systems Architect with strong analytical and technical skills to gather interpret and present data that supports architecture decisions for our autonomous driving platform. This role sits at the intersection of software hardware and systems design with a focus on collecting and analyzing real-world performance telemetry and service data to provide the evidence base for robust scalable and efficient solutions. You will analyze power and performance measurements assess service and operational efficiency and identify solutions to potential integration bottlenecks or failure risks ensuring that vehicle platform architectural evolution is grounded in clear data-backed insights.
You will play a key role in profiling system performance assessing operational efficiency and identifying bottlenecks or failure risks across compute and service layers. Your insights will directly influence vehicle platform architecture compute module design and fail-operational strategies.
In this role you will:
- Lead analytics-driven architectural evaluations across compute networking and software.
- Apply analytical tools to logs and real-time data from simulation and test environments to validate architectural changes for power efficiency and performance.
- Identify and resolve inefficiencies and scalability risks ensuring smooth progression from prototype to large-scale deployments (hundreds to thousands of vehicles).
- Collaborate with cross-functional teamsincluding service owners safety hardware and infrastructureto ensure reliability fault tolerance and efficient operation under real-world constraints.
- Deliver clear data-backed recommendations to stakeholders enabling informed system design and long-term architectural planning.
Qualifications:
- 10 years experience in systems architecture or system design with a strong background in software hardware or embedded systems.
- Proven expertise in profiling and analyzing power and performance.
- Experience designing and validating fail-operational fault-tolerant systems using real-world failure and performance data.
- Ability to identify bottlenecks inefficiencies power optimizations and scaling risks and collaborate cross-functionally to optimize system reliability and efficiency.
- Strong communicator able to translate complex technical insights into clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience in Linux environments with hands-on experience using GPU profiling and monitoring tools including DCGM NVTX and Nsight.
- Experience with Databricks Looker and Grafana for gathering analytics and dashboarding.
- Experience with systems or SW development for an autonomous vehicle company.
$190000 - $263000 a year
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. 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 candidates relevant years of experience domain knowledge and interview performance. The salary 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.
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics machine learning and design Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. Were looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
Accommodations
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A Final Note:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- APIs
- Spring
- .NET
- DevOps
- Cloud Infrastructure
- IaaS
- AWS
- Solution Architecture
- Cloud Architecture
- PaaS
- Java
- Azure
About Company
We’re reinventing personal transportation—making the future safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable for everyone. This is on-demand autonomous ride-hailing.
