In this role, you will

• Form and lead a cross functional SW architecture committee  
• Set up process/templates to enforce industry standards and best practices for developing and maintaining SW components using Linux/C/C++/GPU/AI Applications
• Evaluate the existing SW architecture and providing guidance/suggestions to improve safety, reliability and performance
• Set up a Change Control Board and develop relevant change management process/templates for handling the architecture level changes across different systems/subsystems
• Work with cross functional teams to review/approve/reject architecture level changes
• Introduce SW Architecture best practices such as modularity, flexibility and scalability and ensuring their effective implementation into Zoox’s workflows

Qualifications

• 12+ years of industry experience in architecting/developing  scalable/distributed/complex applications using C/C++ in Linux Environment
• Exposure to different communication protocols and standards, open source communication frameworks
• Exposure in developing software using different processor architectures like X86, ARM, Other microcontrollers
• Exposure to GPU/Accelerated computing environments. Exposure to high performance, distributed and resource constrained SW systems development
• Familiar and Hands on experience in using industry best practices in the area of change management and configuration management 

Bonus Qualifications

• Exposure to various operating systems including Real Time Operating Systems and architectures
• Hands on experience with industry standard tools (Ex:MagicDraw, Enterprise architect, etc) for SW Systems Engineering
• Exposure to SW System Engineering best practices and standards (Ex: ASPICE, DO-178B/C, ISO 26262)
• Exposures to software development processes for Safety Critical Applications
• Exposure to Autonomous vehicle development