Manager, RL Algorithms – Decoder

Zoox

Manager overseeing development of deep learning models for autonomous vehicles. Leading strategy, performance, and resources for Onboard Behavior ML Models team.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeFoster City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $277,000 - $349,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a Team: Manage, mentor, and grow a team of individual contributors, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
Develop Strategy: Develop and organize our overall strategy for Onboard Behavior ML Models for generating driving plans for our autonomous vehicle. You will interface with multiple partner teams to identify opportunities for model improvements within their problem area. You’ll be setting the short and long term technical direction for the team and collaborate on broader company-wide directions.
Provide technical guidance and leadership in the design and development of training models at large scale and work with partner teams on ensuring their efficient inference.
Monitor Performance: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of work packages and drive continuous improvement.
Manage Resources: Manage the allocation of resources within the team, ensuring that projects are staffed appropriately and that team members have the necessary tools and support to succeed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Expertise with Reinforcement Learning and Machine Learning for at least one of these areas: Planning, LLMs, VLAs/VLMs, recommendation systems.
Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design, strong mathematics skills.
MS or PhD degree in computer science or related field.
5+ years of experience with production Machine Learning pipelines, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Algorithm DesignMathematicsModel TrainingModel InferenceKPI Monitoring

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationContinuous Improvement

Certifications

MS Degree in Computer SciencePhD Degree in Computer Science