Staff Software Engineer, HPC

zoox· Software Systems
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📍 Foster City, CAFull time💰 USD 230K–295K

About this role

Zoox is looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to build, scale, and operate our custom High-Performance Computing infrastructure. As Zoox scales its autonomous vehicle development, our HPC platform must keep pace with rapidly growing compute, storage, and scheduling demands across the company. You will modernize our HPC platform—built on industry-leading technologies like Ray.io, SLURM, and Kubernetes—with a focus on reliability, scalability, and world-class developer velocity.   These HPC services form the backbone of development workflows across all Zoox software teams, from data engineering to training our AI models in Perception, Planner, Prediction, to Simulation, and more. You will have a direct impact on the productivity and effectiveness of every engineering team at Zoox.   The position comes with a high degree of independence and the opportunity to define Zoox's HPC platform strategy, both technically and organizationally. You will work closely with stakeholders in Autonomy and Software teams to understand their workload requirements and translate them into robust, scalable infrastructure.

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The listed salary for this Staff Software Engineer, HPC position at zoox is USD 230K–295K. This is an Full time role.
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This Staff Software Engineer, HPC role at zoox is based in Foster City, CA. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
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This Staff Software Engineer, HPC position at zoox was posted on Aug 10, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Staff Software Engineer, HPC
zoox · 💰 USD 230K–295K
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