Zoox is hiring a Staff VMware and VDI Platform Engineer with deep subject matter expertise in VMware technologies, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), Active Directory and Horizon/VDI architectures. You will serve as the technical authority for Zoox’s VMware-based Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) and enterprise virtual desktop platforms.
This role owns the architecture, scalability, performance, and operational excellence of our VMware and cloud based ecosystem. You will enable secure, high-performance environments to support AI/ML workloads and business operations across regions.
In This Role, You Will...
Own the architecture, capacity planning, implementation, performance optimization and lifecycle of Horizon-based VDI infrastructure including GPU infrastructure, supporting thousands of users across multiple regions.
Collaborate with engineering teams across the company on infrastructure design, integrations, and workload migrations across on-prem and hybrid environments.
Act as the Subject Matter Expert for VMware technologies, including vSphere, vSAN, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and Horizon.
Apply baseline AWS knowledge (e.g., EC2, VPC, WorkSpaces) to support hybrid infrastructure integrations where applicable.
Establish best practices for efficient consumption of GPU hardware on VDI, along image management, profile handling, user experience optimization, self service and security.
Implement observability, monitoring, and proactive capacity planning to improve platform reliability and operational efficiency.
Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis across compute, storage, virtualization, and VDI layers.
Maintain system documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks, and participate in on-call support for critical infrastructure
Qualifications
10+ years of hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, Horizon, vSAN, and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
Proven experience designing and operating enterprise VDI and Virtualization platforms at scale
Strong understanding of lifecycle management, cluster design, resource allocation, and high-availability strategies within VDI and VMware environments
Experience with scripting, automation using Powershell, Bash, Python; and orchestration tools such as Teraform, Ansible and Aria Automation.
Expertise in desktop image optimization, application delivery, user profile management, and performance tuning
Demonstrated proficiency managing and troubleshooting Active Directory architectures and Windows servers fleets
Bonus Qualifications
Technical leadership experience with infrastructure teams
Experience leading cross-functional infrastructure initiatives
Ability to communicate architectural strategy clearly to technical teams and executive stakeholders
