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title: 'Infrastructure Development Manager at Zoox'
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# Infrastructure Development Manager at Zoox

- **Company:** Zoox
- **Location:** Foster City, CA
- **Compensation:** $167k–$200k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/48a7c3a9-3d0a-4b15-8a18-5ed786298316

## Job description

This role will develop creative solutions to accelerate the rollout of Zoox's operational, infrastructure, and testing footprint. You will define specific requirements for new sites and solutions, evaluate external partners to support staging, maintenance, testing, and other operational tasks, and execute the end-to-end integration of these facilities into our network. You are responsible for the physical and procedural blueprint that allows Zoox to activate and expand new cities quickly alongside its partner network and to support operational planning, forecasting, decision-making, and long-term strategy for Zoox’s service and testing operations.

In this role, you will:

- Define requirements and frameworks that enable Zoox to leverage strategic partnerships for rapid city deployments.
- Drive flexible site developments with a focus on integration speed and growing service capabilities across the partner real estate network.
- Spearhead joint development initiatives, serving as the primary operational link between external stakeholders and internal teams to ensure the seamless integration of new sites and infrastructure.
- Identify and evaluate strategic external networks and partners to support specialized fleet requirements, driving expansion strategies that accelerate market entry / expansion speed.
- Support procurement and partnership initiatives for Zoox’s testing infrastructure requirements; build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers.
- Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the short- and medium-term business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle development and service deployment

## Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience in operations strategy, joint development, or scaling physical infrastructure within mobility, logistics, or autonomous technology
- Undergraduate degree in engineering, business, operations management, environmental studies, or equivalent.
- Demonstrated track record of leading complex operational integrations or strategic partnerships from ideation through successful launch.
- Ability to view project dependencies end-to-end and proactively mitigate risks or prepare for future needs
- Proven ability to drive cross-functional alignment, specifically bridging the gap between external partners and internal operations, engineering, and product teams.

Bonus Qualifications

- MBA or Master's degree in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Operations Management, Operations Research, etc.)
- Direct experience successfully scaling physical operations or launching new city markets for a technology-driven transportation network.
- Strong analytical background with the ability to build quantitative operational models to evaluate various scaling strategies and infrastructure investments.

## About Zoox

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zoox is building a fully autonomous, all-electric, purpose-built robotaxi service to give the world a better way to ride.
- **Entity Type**: Private (independent subsidiary of Amazon, acquired in 2020)
- **Headquarters**: Foster City, California, USA (with offices in Las Vegas, San Francisco, Austin, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles)
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not specified in provided sources

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Autonomous ride‑hailing / Self‑driving electric vehicles
- **Target customers**: B2C – individual riders seeking safe, convenient, and sustainable urban transportation
- **Mission**: “Give the world a better way to ride” – providing safer, cleaner, autonomous ride‑hailing for everyone [zoox.com](https://zoox.com/about)

## Products & Services
- **Zoox Robotaxi**: A purpose‑built, fully autonomous electric vehicle designed from the ground up for ride‑hailing. Features bidirectional driving, four‑wheel steering, and no steering wheel or pedals. The service handles all charging, maintenance, and fleet management – riders simply get in and enjoy the ride [zoox.com](https://zoox.com).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Zoox is a private subsidiary of Amazon)
- **Key Metric**: Not publicly available (revenue and funding details are not reported as a stand‑alone entity)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Amazon (parent company)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Received authorization from the Nevada DMV to operate robotaxis on public roads [zoox.com/about](https://zoox.com/about)
  - Expanded testing and operations to Las Vegas, Seattle, San Francisco, and other cities
  - Continues to scale its engineering and operations teams (multiple open roles on the careers page as of 2026)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Purpose‑built design**: Unlike retrofitted vehicles, Zoox’s robotaxi is designed from scratch for autonomous ride‑hailing (symmetrical, bidirectional, four‑wheel steering, no driver controls)
- **Amazon backing**: Deep financial resources, supply chain expertise, and cloud infrastructure (AWS) support rapid development and scaling
- **Full‑stack autonomy**: In‑house AI, computer vision, and sensing stack integrated directly into the vehicle design
- **Safety‑first approach**: Comprehensive testing, safety‑critical system design, and focus on public road validation

## Strategic Focus
- Achieving commercial launch of the Zoox ride‑hailing service in select U.S. cities
- Continuing to mature the autonomous driving system through real‑world testing and simulation
- Expanding the “Go‑to‑Market” strategy and building out operations teams (see CRM Lead, Go‑to‑Market Manager roles) [jobs.lever.co/zoox](https://jobs.lever.co/zoox)
- Scaling manufacturing and prototyping to prepare for fleet deployment

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Diverse, supportive community with inclusion‑focused strategy. Crew‑led groups for personal and professional development. Emphasis on trust, humility, and openness [zoox.com/careers](https://zoox.com/careers)
- **Work environment**: Hybrid? The careers page lists many roles as “On‑site” in Foster City, CA, with other office locations available. In‑office perks include a famous food program with daily changing local and sustainable dishes, plus a busy calendar of events and sports teams.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive health plans (Cigna), mental health support, wellbeing program, flexible time off, generous family planning and caregiver support, and a commitment to work‑life balance.
- **Growth opportunities**: Work on cutting‑edge autonomous vehicle technology alongside some of the brightest minds in AI, engineering, computer vision, and more. Offers internships and re‑entry programs (via Path Forward) for career returners.
- **Recruitment process**: Uses AI tools to assist in reviewing applications but final decisions are human. No fees are charged at any stage – watch for recruitment scams [zoox.com/journal/landing-a-job-zoox](https://zoox.com/journal/landing-a-job-zoox)

## Sources
1. [Zoox official website](https://zoox.com)
2. [Zoox About page](https://zoox.com/about)
3. [Zoox Careers page](https://zoox.com/careers)
4. [Zoox job openings on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/zoox)
5. [Zoox hiring and interview process](https://zoox.com/journal/landing-a-job-zoox)

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