# Senior Software Engineer - Planner GPU Compute at Zoox

- Company: Zoox
- What the company does: Zoox is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle designed for riders, not drivers. Learn more about the Zoox robotaxi and the future of ride-hailing. Backed by Lux.
- Company website: https://zoox.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Boston, MA
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $237K to $298K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-09
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/ac1e86dd-aaea-4e5e-a9bb-1b95909da846
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zoox-senior-software-engineer-planner-gpu-compute/

## About the role

Analyze performance metrics to identify GPU hotspots and optimizations Contribute to the adaptation of our current planner to multiple GPU architectures with different resources

## What they're looking for

- BS in computer science or related field and 8+ 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)
- GPU kernel development experience

Tags: Autonomy Software