Senior Software Engineer - Planner GPU Compute
Core
Optimizing GPU-based algorithms for the motion planner in Zoox's robotaxi autonomy stack to ensure low latency and consistent resource utilization.
Role type
Senior IC GPU performance engineer (CUDA)
Builds
High-performance motion planning software for commercial robotaxis
Domain
Autonomous driving / Robotics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
CUDA programming, GPU kernel optimization, C++, Linux development, performance profiling, debugging multiprocess systems
Preferred skills
GPU kernel development experience
Technologies
CUDA, Nsight, Ampere, Blackwell
Responsibilities
Analyze performance metrics to identify GPU hotspots and optimizations; Adapt the planner to multiple GPU architectures; Optimize ML models for latency and GPU memory usage; Support engineers as a subject matter expert on CUDA & GPU performance
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
