Zoox · 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer - HPC Cost Optimization & Efficiency
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$219K/yr - $263K/yr
5+ years expZoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to drive cost optimization and efficiency improvements across their High-Performance Computing infrastructure. The role involves designing and implementing strategies for cost savings, optimizing resource utilization, and collaborating with various teams to enhance performance while managing costs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Design and implement cost optimization strategies across distributed compute infrastructure, targeting millions in annual savings
Build cost visibility, attribution, and chargeback systems to drive accountability and informed decision-making
Optimize job scheduling algorithms and auto-scaling policies to maximize resource utilization and minimize idle capacity
Design multi-region orchestration strategies that optimize for data locality, cost and performance
Identify and eliminate inefficient workload patterns through profiling, analysis, and developer education by coordinating with workload owners across multiple teams
Evaluate new technologies and paradigms that reduce cost while meeting Zoox's computational and storage needs
Develop cost forecasting models and budget management tools for capacity planning
Implement cloud cost optimization strategies including spot instances, reserved capacity, and right-sizing
Create production-grade APIs, SDKs, and tools that make cost-efficient patterns the default developer experience
Qualification
Required
Experience optimizing large-scale distributed systems for cost and efficiency
Experience with Ray.io, particularly Ray Core and Ray Data
Experience with Kubernetes, particularly for heterogeneous workloads and cost optimization
Experience with cloud cost management on AWS (Cost Explorer) or similar providers
Track record of achieving measurable cost reductions in production infrastructure
Demonstrated ability to prioritize development work and build cross-functional consensus around cost/performance tradeoffs
Proficiency with Python
Preferred
Understanding of FinOps principles and practices
Experience building cost attribution, chargeback, or showback systems
Exposure to machine learning workloads (training, inference, data generation) from a cost optimization perspective
Experience with Kubernetes or SLURM at scale (>10k+ nodes)
Experience with SLURM workload manager and advanced scheduling policies
Background in algorithmic optimization or operations research
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
Company
Zoox
Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driving car services. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$955MKey Investors
Grok Ventures
2020-06-26Acquired
2019-10-21Convertible Note· $200M
2018-07-08Series B· $465M
Leadership Team
Nelson Pedreiro
Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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Zheng Gao
Director of Hardware Engineering
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