Senior Manager, Software Tools Development

Job overview

The Senior Manager, Software Tools Development role is onsite in Foster City, CA, with a base salary range of $245,000–$348,000 per year. The role leads teams building AI-powered tools and agents alongside test infrastructure, data pipelines, and process automation. The manager sets a unified roadmap, develops engineering leaders, and establishes architecture, quality gates, and release processes so tools and systems are secure, reliable, and delivered at scale. The role also partners across the company and presents tools to internal stakeholders to encourage adoption and expand supported use cases.

What you'll do

• Lead and grow multiple engineering teams across AI tools and agents, test infrastructure, data pipelines, and process automation
• manage and mentor managers and senior engineers
• set a prioritized roadmap
• establish architecture, quality gates, and release processes
• align priorities with cross-functional stakeholders
• demonstrate tools to internal users
• improve planning, release management, quality assurance, and reporting.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior manager

software tools development

ai tools

ai agents

large language models

test infrastructure

data pipelines

process automation

foster city ca

zoox

base salary $245k–$348k

health insurance

paid time off

401(k)

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long- and short-term disability insurance, life insurance, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, and Amazon RSUs.

Why this role

The organization combines applied AI and large language models with test infrastructure, data pipelines, and process automation.

About the employer

Zoox is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.