Senior Systems Engineer - VDI

zoox

4100

Foster City, CA, USA

Posted on: 2026-02-27

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

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About the company:

Zoox is transforming mobility-as-a-service by developing a fully autonomous, purpose-built fleet designed for AI to drive and humans to enjoy.

Zoox is hiring a Senior VDI & VMware Platform Engineer with deep subjectmatter expertise in VMware technologies, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF),and Horizon/VDI architectures. You will serve as the technical authorityfor Zoox’s VMware-based Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) andenterprise virtual desktop platforms.

This role owns the architecture, scalability, performance, andoperational excellence of our VMware ecosystem — enabling secure,high-performance virtual environments that support engineers, AI/MLworkloads, and business operations globally.

About Zoox

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.

Accommodations

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.

A Final Note:

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

In This Role, You Will...

Act as the Subject Matter Expert for VMware vSphere, vSAN, VCF and Horizon

Design and evolve Zoox's on-prem and hybrid cloud VMware SDDC

Lead architecture, implementation and lifecycle of scalable Horizon based VDI infrastructure, including GPU workloads, for thousands of users

Architect and operate enterprise VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments (workload domains, lifecycle, capacity, HA and DR)

Own the health, patching, and lifecycle of the VMware stack

Establish best practices for image management, profile handling, application layering, UX optimization, and secure remote access

Lead VMware/Horizon automation using PowerCLI, scripting, IaC, and orchestration

Develop repeatable SDDC/VDI deployment patterns

Implement observability, monitoring, and proactive capacity modeling to reduce operational friction

Author technical standards, diagrams, and operational runbooks

Serve as complex issue escalation point and lead post-incident reviews

Mentor engineers on VMware and Horizon

Qualifications

Extensive hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, Horizon, vSAN, and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

Demonstrated experience designing and operating enterprise SDDC platforms at scale

Strong understanding of lifecycle management, cluster design, resource allocation, and high-availability strategies within VMware environments

Proven success designing and scaling VMware Horizon environments for enterprise organizations

Expertise in desktop image optimization, application delivery, user profile management, and performance tuning

Bonus Qualifications

Experience with scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python), and orchestration tools (e.g., Aria Automation / Orchestrator, Ansible, Terraform)

Ability to communicate architectural strategy clearly to technical teams and executive stakeholders

Experience leading cross-functional infrastructure initiatives

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