# Software Engineering Manager - Fleet Management Backend Services

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $219k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Kotlin, Java, Backend Services, Agile, Large-Scale Platforms
**Posted:** 2025-07-08

> Leads Fleet Management Backend Services team handling dispatch, routing, and telemetry for driverless robotaxis. Requires 10+ years experience, 5+ years management, BS/MS in CS, and proficiency in Kotlin or Java.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of individual contributors, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Provide technical guidance, establish and monitor key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of optimization strategies and drive continuous improvement.
- Manage the allocation of resources within the team, ensuring that projects are staffed appropriately and that team members have the necessary tools and support to succeed.
- Work with partner teams to deliver tested high quality solution that meets the requirements of client services, as well as ensure smooth integration, deployment.
- Proactively identify risks (schedule/quality/feature) and put in mitigation measures.

## Qualifications
- BS / MS in Computer Science or similar degree and/or 10+ years of relevant experience.
- 5+ years Management experience including personnel management, hiring, budget.
- Experience successfully shipping large-scale backend services/platforms to production.
- Leading & delivering in fast paced and agile environment, in a highly cross organizational setup.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages like **Kotlin** or **Java**.

## Bonus Qualifications
- Experience working Dispatch systems, Routes, Maps.
- Experience in Ride Hail / AV Industry.

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