Senior/Staff Software Engineer - SRE, GitHub & CI/CD Infrastructure
- Salary
- USD 195,000 - 265,000 / per-year-salary
- Level
- Staff
- Work type
- Hybrid · Foster City
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Open. First seen 22 October 2026.
About the role
Zoox is building fully autonomous vehicles designed from the ground up for robotaxi service — and as we scale toward launch, our engineering infrastructure has to scale with us. We're hiring a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to own source control at Zoox, serving as the technical lead for the platform that every engineer depends on daily.
This is a hands-on lead role. You'll set the direction for our Git-based monorepo, drive a restructuring of our Source Code management strategy, build the tooling that improves reliability and developer workflows, and partner with platform, security, and product teams to make source control a strategic asset rather than a bottleneck.
The ideal candidate leads by building — with deep expertise in monorepo management (branching strategies, code review workflows, access controls, CI/CD) and a track record of improving developer productivity through code, not just guidance. You take ownership, measure what matters, and have the technical credibility to make decisions stick.
In this role, you will:
Own the technical strategy and roadmap for source control at Zoox.
Plan and execute a strategic effort to scale source code management at Zoox: scoping, design, implementation, cutover, and validation, in partnership with security, platform, and engineering teams.
Build and operate monorepo scalability improvements across repo structure, branch strategy, code ownership, large-file handling, and CI integration — including the scripts, hooks, and automation that make them stick.
Develop the guardrails and developer-facing tooling that reduce toil for SRE and product engineering alike, measured by build times, merge friction, and interrupt volume.
Set the technical bar through code reviews, design proposals, and pairing — and serve as the hands-on authority for source control decisions across Zoox engineering
Qualifications
5+ years operating GitHub Enterprise (or equivalent) at scale, with hands-on experience scaling a large monorepo for an org of several hundred or more engineers.
Strong CI/CD integration background (Buildkite, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI) across code review workflows, build triggers, branch policies, and merge automation.
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, or equivalent), major cloud platforms, and executing platform migrations against active codebases.
Strong technical leadership and written communication; able to drive alignment across infrastructure, security, and product engineering.
Bonus Qualifications
- Familiarity with monorepo build tooling (Bazel, Buck, or similar) and supply-chain hardening practices (signed commits, dependency governance, secret scanning).
- Experience with code review tooling layered on top of GitHub (Reviewable, Gerrit, or similar).
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
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Accommodations
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to accommodations@zoox.com or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
What this role asks for
Standard for DevOps / SRE / cloud roles
CI/CD · Terraform
Common in DevOps / SRE / cloud postings at any company.
In most of Zoox's ads
Machine Learning
Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.
86% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Zoox's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with Zoox's other open jobs.
The team: Software Platforms and Product HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 25 open in Software Platforms and Product. 4 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in September: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Machine Learning (18 of 25), Python (14 of 25), Embedded Systems (11 of 25), C++ (9 of 25), Linux (7 of 25), C (6 of 25), SQL (6 of 25)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Software Development Engineer in Test posted Oct 14
- Software Development Engineer in Test posted Oct 13
- System Test Engineer posted Oct 6
- Technical Program Manager - System Behavior Analysis posted Sep 25
- Systems Test Engineer, System Behavior Analysis posted Sep 18
- Embedded Software Engineer - Drive Systems posted Aug 31
- Wireless Firmware Validation Engineer posted Aug 26
- Embedded Software Engineer, Wireless Technologies posted Aug 26
- Release Engineer posted Aug 7
- Embedded Software Engineer - Body Systems posted Aug 6
- Embedded Software Engineer - Battery Management Systems posted Aug 6
- Senior Manager, Software Tools Development posted Jul 27
- Embedded Software Engineer - Power Systems posted Jul 14
- Embedded Software Engineer posted Jun 10
- Contract Student Worker Automation & Behavioral Science Engineer posted Jun 4
- Technical Program Manager - Product Software posted May 20
- Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services posted May 12
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer - ML/AI Applications posted May 5
- Contract Student Worker – Firmware Engineer (FW Thermal/Body) posted Apr 15
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services posted Jan 12
- System Test Engineer posted Jan 5
- Firmware Validation Engineer posted Aug 12
- Software Engineering Manager - Service Platform posted Jul 8
- Senior Director of Engineering, Product Software posted Sep 19
From the team and dates on Zoox's own job board.
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