Manufacturing Test Infrastructure Engineer at Zoox (Foster City, CA)
Zoox· Foster City, CA· $183k–$220k·
Role details
Job description
Zoox is seeking a talented Test Infrastructure Engineer to lead the development of test infrastructure that supports manufacturing tests for our autonomous vehicles. In this role, you will drive the design and development of major infrastructure and platform components such as databases, REST APIs, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and tester orchestration. You will also collaborate closely across the manufacturing, hardware, and software teams.
In this role, you will:
- Contribute to the development of test frameworks to support all factory testing at Zoox manufacturing sites
- Design and implement server infrastructure to support manufacturing test activities
- Develop applications to support manufacturing processes and common code libraries for test engineers
- Design and build dashboards for manufacturing data, including metrics such as throughput and tester utilization
Qualifications:
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; MS preferred
- 6+ years of industry experience with software development focused on on-prem or cloud infrastructure
- Exposure to software technologies used in manufacturing systems, such as MRP, MES, MQTT, SCADA systems, and IoT devices
- Experience with cloud deployment and infrastructure technologies, such as Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS
- Deep background in Python programming (scripting, web services, tool development, and test frameworks). Working knowledge of Pytest required.
- Experience building dashboards and alerting systems for monitoring systems to monitor infrastructure health
- Knowledge of git and CI/CD pipelines, reproducible builds, deployment strategies, and supporting infrastructure
- Experience with Linux system administration and server management
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with server fleet management technologies, such as Salt, Ansible, Puppeteer, or Slurm
- Experience with system design, including databases, web servers, and containerization (e.g., Docker)
- Experience deploying applications to cloud environments (AWS) and on-prem/bare-metal servers
- Familiarity with Prometheus and Grafana’s metrics, dashboarding, and logging ecosystem (aka the LGTM stack)
Why work at Zoox
- 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
- 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