Manager, Endpoint Engineering
Zoox
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Foster City • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $177,000 - $244,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
AnsibleJamfMacOSPuppetSaltStack
About the role
- Lead and manage the Endpoint Engineering team, setting clear objectives, evaluating performance, and facilitating professional development.
- Oversee the design, engineering, and evolution of desktop environments across Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu, ensuring adherence to Zoox standards for performance and stability.
- Oversee the lifecycle management for high-availability endpoints in critical operational environments (e.g., call centers, commercial operations centers), ensuring maximum reliability and stability within highly restrictive maintenance windows.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that are reliable, secure, and scalable.
- Ensure the development and maintenance of comprehensive documentation, including standard operating procedures, configuration guides, and knowledge base articles.
Requirements
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in IT, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing technical teams.
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with a track record of mentoring and developing technical staff. Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven expertise in engineering and managing desktop environments across multiple operating systems (Windows, macOS, Ubuntu) using central management tools such as Jamf Pro, Microsoft Intune, or similar.
- Experience managing endpoint estates using modern configuration management tools (e.g., SaltStack, Puppet, Ansible) and applying GitOps practices for desired-state configuration and automated deployment.
- Familiarity with the full VDI lifecycle, from design and implementation to maintenance and optimization, with a focus on delivering a high-quality user experience. Experience with the Omnissa Horizon ecosystem is a plus.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
endpoint engineeringdesktop environmentsWindowsmacOSUbuntuconfiguration managementGitOpsVDI lifecycleautomated deploymentperformance optimization
Soft skills
leadershipteam managementmentoringcommunicationcollaborationprofessional developmentevaluating performanceproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementdocumentation