Contract Student Worker Software Engineer (6 Month Contract, 20/hrs week)

• We’re looking for a part-time Full Stack Software Engineer (approximately 20 hours per week, starting for 6 months) to join the team and gain hands-on, real-world experience building the tools and automation that drive Zoox’s safety metrics
• Under the mentorship of a senior engineer, you’ll collaborate with PMs and engineers to design, develop, and enhance applications used in Zoox’s safety evaluation processes
• Help develop and implement scalable applications to automate the generation of Zoox’s safety metrics
• Collaborate with software engineers and PMs to build and test new features
• Improve existing tools by optimizing latency, CPU/memory usage, and database queries

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Affinity groups and sports clubs
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Our crew’s health and happiness is our first priority. We offer comprehensive health and mental health support, a wellbeing program, and unlimited and flexible paid time away
• We invest in our crew—and their families—for the long term. That includes generous family planning support, caregiver support, and strong cash compensation with great equity upside
• We look after our crew when they’re in the office too. Our famous food program is a great example, featuring a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes
• There’s a busy calendar of social events at Zoox, with more sports teams than you can count. And, of course, playing with robots is an important part of the job description

• This role is an excellent opportunity for local students who want to apply classroom learning to cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technology
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Actively enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college program pursuing a degree or certificate in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Exposure to SQL, Spark, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, or Python
• Experience with a Front-End UI Framework (e.g., Vue, React, Svelte) or a web framework (e.g., Flask, FastAPI)
• Comfortable using Google Suite or Microsoft Office; willing to learn tools like JIRA or Confluence
• Understanding of low-level Linux system protocols, firmware, or ECUs
• Familiarity with a low-level language such as Java, Kotlin, C, C++, or Rust
• Experience or interest in using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor IDE, GitHub Copilot, or Claude Code