Contract Student Worker Software Engineer (6-month Contract) (20/hrs week)

Job details

Work model

Hybrid

Salary

From $30 per hour

Location

Foster City, CA

Hiring context

How this role compares at Zoox

Zoox has 245 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 9 job families, and 119 of them are in engineering. 239 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 98%.

This role's posted range of From $30 per hour sits above 0% of the 13 other Zoox roles quoted over the same currency and period.

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What the role asks for

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Job description

Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities - and the System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in making it happen. We’re responsible for constructing the safety case and fail-operational design for our autonomous robotaxis before they hit public roads.   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. This role is an excellent opportunity for local students who want to apply classroom learning to cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technology.   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. In this role, you will: • 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. Qualifications: • 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. • 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. Bonus Qualifications: • Familiarity with a low-level language such as Java, Kotlin, C, C++, or Rust. • Understanding of low-level Linux system protocols, firmware, or ECUs. • Experience or interest in using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor IDE, GitHub Copilot, or Claude Code. Compensation   $30 per hour.   This is a contract position and employment for this position will be through a vendor contracted with Zoox. The hourly pay range is posted and you will be eligible for a benefits package as offered by the vendor.