Manager, Release Management

Autonomous vehicles have some of the largest, most complex software ever shipped in a safety-critical environment. Solving that problem is one of the most exciting technical challenges of our lifetime.

As the Manager of the Release Management team at Zoox, you will own all aspects of the software release process and help accelerate our product development by leading a team focused on ensuring we are shipping the safest and most reliable software possible. As developers build new features, you and your team will be responsible for tracking and knowing the content of each release, updating testing strategies, measuring system performance, and escalating issues seen during on-vehicle and offline testing. These efforts are critical to maintaining our code quality and ensuring our service capabilities are operating as intended. You will take on strategic, cross-divisional programs to accelerate releases, increase the quality of our autonomous driving products, and optimize resource efficiency. Your ability to understand the overall system design and component interaction to help guide test methodology for functional and safety sign-off is crucial to the overall success of our team. Accountability and integrity are core to our team.

• Lead and mentor a team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment while ensuring the achievement of team goals and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Define branching strategies and release cadence to best support the evolving Zoox milestones.
• Manage the software release workflows end-to-end through collaboration with technical leads, component owners, infrastructure support, QA, and product teams.
• Drive improvements to shorten the time-to-release and increase the confidence in the quality of our releases.
• Work across the software organization to continually improve testing strategies, measure system performance, and resolve issues identified during testing. 

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field and a minimum of 8 years of experience in complex testing environments (Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Aerospace, or related industries), with a minimum of 3 years of direct management experience 
• Experience releasing customer-facing software at scale in a fast-paced work environment
• Experience implementing innovative changes to speed up and improve the software development life cycle, build processes, and tooling to identify and mitigate risks
• Prior experience creating, implementing, and measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for complex systems
• Proficiency with Github, CI, and Jira

• Prior experience with the rigorous verification and validation of complex robotics and safety-critical software systems 
• Fluency in Python or another object-oriented language
• Knowledge of test methodologies and experience in developing, executing, and automating test plans 

Compensation

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary range for this position is $190,000 to $235,000. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including 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, and life insurance.