Zoox

Senior C++ Software Engineer – GPU Performance

Zoox

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Foster City • California, Massachusetts, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $217,000 - $307,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Linux

About the role

  • Build real-time instrumentation for performance monitoring (CPU, GPU, latency, memory) and develop offline benchmarking frameworks, tools, and scripts to evaluate & analyze performance at scale in CI/vehicle, and establish budgets for next-gen architectures.
  • Analyze performance metrics to identify GPU hotspots and root causes, and propose and co-implement actionable solutions with component teams.
  • Support teams on bringing serial algorithms to the GPU to maximize compute utilization and improve overall latency.
  • Work as part of the Core team to design a middleware framework that promotes by default efficient and performant code development by maximizing CPU and GPU.

Requirements

  • BS in computer science or related field and 7+ years of experience.
  • Strong knowledge of CUDA as applied to recent GPU microarchitectures (e.g., Ampere, Blackwell) and experience debugging/optimizing GPU kernels using tools like Nsight.
  • Strong knowledge of C++ and experience in large code bases, comfortable in Linux development environments.
  • Experience in development, debugging, and profiling of complex multiprocess systems (e.g., robotic systems, game engines).
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

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Hard skills
CUDAC++performance monitoringbenchmarking frameworksdebuggingprofilingmultiprocess systemsGPU kernelslatency optimizationCPU optimization