Senior/Staff Software Systems Architect

Zoox•Foster City, CA

47d•$190,000 - $263,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior/Staff Software Systems Architect with strong analytical and technical skills to gather, interpret, and present data that supports architecture decisions for our autonomous driving platform. This role sits at the intersection of software, hardware, and systems design, with a focus on collecting and analyzing real-world performance, telemetry, and service data to provide the evidence base for robust, scalable, and efficient solutions. You will analyze power and performance measurements, assess service and operational efficiency, and identify solutions to potential integration bottlenecks or failure risks, ensuring that vehicle platform architectural evolution is grounded in clear, data-backed insights. You will play a key role in profiling system performance, assessing operational efficiency, and identifying bottlenecks or failure risks across compute and service layers. Your insights will directly influence vehicle platform architecture, compute module design, and fail-operational strategies.

Requirements

10+ years' experience in systems architecture or system design, with a strong background in software, hardware, or embedded systems.
Proven expertise in profiling and analyzing power and performance.
Experience designing and validating fail-operational, fault-tolerant systems using real-world failure and performance data.
Ability to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, power optimizations, and scaling risks, and collaborate cross-functionally to optimize system reliability and efficiency.
Strong communicator, able to translate complex technical insights into clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Linux environments with hands-on experience using GPU profiling and monitoring tools, including DCGM, NVTX, and Nsight.
Experience with Databricks, Looker, and Grafana for gathering analytics and dashboarding.
Experience with systems or SW development for an autonomous vehicle company.

Responsibilities

Lead analytics-driven architectural evaluations across compute, networking, and software.
Apply analytical tools to logs and real-time data from simulation and test environments to validate architectural changes for power efficiency and performance.
Identify and resolve inefficiencies and scalability risks, ensuring smooth progression from prototype to large-scale deployments (hundreds to thousands of vehicles).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams-including service owners, safety, hardware, and infrastructure-to ensure reliability, fault tolerance, and efficient operation under real-world constraints.
Deliver clear, data-backed recommendations to stakeholders, enabling informed system design and long-term architectural planning.