Software Engineer - Site Reliability Engineering

Team: Software Platforms and Product

Location: Foster City, CA

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: hybrid

In this role, you will:

Architect and optimize scalable systems: You will design, implement, and continuously improve highly reliable infrastructure, directly impacting the success and safety of Zoox's autonomous vehicle platform.

Build proactive monitoring solutions: You will develop advanced monitoring, alerting, and reporting tools to ensure potential issues are identified and resolved before they affect production.

Collaborate across engineering: You will partner closely with software engineering teams to elevate our system architecture, streamline deployment processes, and drive automation initiatives.

Lead incident resolution: You will conduct thorough root cause analyses on production issues and rapidly deploy corrective actions to maintain a resilient and stable environment.

Ensure business continuity: You will safeguard the company's operations by designing and implementing robust disaster recovery plans to keep the Zoox fleet running smoothly under any circumstances.

Qualifications

SRE & Distributed Systems Experience: 5+ years of experience in site reliability engineering or a similar role, with a strong, objective background in managing large-scale distributed systems.

Cloud & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proven experience operating within major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and utilizing IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, Salt, or CloudFormation.

Container Orchestration: Technical expertise in deploying, managing, and scaling systems using container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.

Core Infrastructure Knowledge: Deep, foundational understanding of networking protocols, storage solutions, and database technologies.

Programming Proficiency: Strong, demonstrable programming and scripting skills in languages such as Python, Go, C/C++, or Java.

Bonus Qualifications

Experience in the automotive or autonomous vehicle industry.

Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements.