# Senior Manager, Software Tools Development

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $180k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** LLMs, Applied Ai, AI Agents, Automation, Test Infrastructure, Data Pipelines, Process Automation, Software Engineering, Architecture, Quality Assurance, Release Management, Integration Contracts, Validation Processes, Cross-Functional Leadership
**Posted:** 2026-07-27

> Leads multiple engineering teams building AI-powered tools, agents, test infrastructure, data pipelines, and process automation. The role requires applied AI and LLM expertise, production automation experience, organizational leadership, and the ability to drive cross-functional adoption.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead and grow multiple engineering teams spanning AI-powered tools and agents, test infrastructure, data pipelines, and process automation.
- Manage and mentor managers and senior engineers while holding the organization accountable for delivery and quality.
- Set a unified, prioritized roadmap balancing AI agent and tool capabilities with test infrastructure, data pipeline, and process automation needs.
- Identify opportunities where large language models (LLMs) can improve automation, pipelines, or test systems.
- Design and enforce architecture, quality gates, and release processes to ensure tools, pipelines, and AI agents are validated, secure, and reliable before production.
- Partner with engineering, operations, and business leadership to align priorities, scope integrations, and drive organizational adoption.
- Demo and present team tools to internal stakeholders, attract new internal customers, and grow the portfolio of supported products and use cases.
- Build and improve planning, release management, quality assurance, and reporting processes for predictable, scalable delivery.

## Requirements
- 6–8+ years of experience in software engineering or applied AI, including experience managing managers and/or multiple engineering teams.
- Solid practical knowledge of LLMs and applied AI, with experience delivering AI-driven solutions to business problems.
- Experience designing and shipping production AI agent or automation systems, including architecture, tool and integration contracts, and validation processes.
- Experience with test infrastructure, data pipeline design, and process automation.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs, present to senior stakeholders, align priorities, and drive adoption across teams.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience operating AI-driven automation or triage tools in production with measurable quality or accuracy metrics.
- Background in complex, safety-critical, or high-uptime operational environments.
- Experience managing distributed or contractor engineering teams.

## Compensation
- Annual salary: $180,000–$225,000.

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