Engineering Manager (Middleware Transport)

Join Zoox, a company dedicated to building the world's most advanced self-driving hardware and software solution. As an Engineering Manager for the Middleware Transport team, you will own the data path end to end, including in-vehicle messaging, the vehicle's internal network, and vehicle-to-cloud connectivity. You will lead and grow a team of software engineers, represent the team in cross-functional programs, set the technical bar, and balance interrupt-driven reliability work against long-horizon architecture.

• Own the roadmap, staffing, and release commitments across the team's messaging, in-vehicle network, and cloud connectivity work.
• Lead and grow a team of software engineers, run their performance and promotion cycles, and hire into the gaps.
• Represent the team in cross-functional programs across firmware, product security, simulation, fleet operations, and infrastructure, and build the relationships that keep shared work moving.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, electrical / computer engineering, or equivalent experience
• A track record of driving work that spans organizational boundaries, where you did not control the people doing the work
• Strong C++ programming experience with large code bases and technical dependencies
• Strong grounding in at least one of: networked distributed systems, pub/sub and RPC middleware, vehicle or embedded networking, or transport protocols. Enough depth to hold your own in a design review without needing to run it
• 9+ years of experience in software development, with 4+ years in a leadership role managing software engineers
• You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills
• Robotics, automotive, aerospace, or another safety-relevant domain
• Hands-on experience with DDS, PTP and time synchronization, QUIC or multipath transport, or Ethernet switch configuration and diagnostics at fleet scale
• Experience building platform abstractions with internal customers, including the migration and adoption side