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title: 'Manufacturing Test Infrastructure Engineer at Zoox'
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last_seen: '2026-11-03'
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# Manufacturing Test Infrastructure Engineer at Zoox

- **Company:** Zoox
- **Location:** Foster City, CA
- **Compensation:** $183k–$220k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-03
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/6320b978-abf4-483b-a09f-bfba0c44c485

## 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)

## 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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