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Contract Student Worker - Software Engineer (40 hrs/wk)
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AT A GLANCE
Technology2+ years experienceContractBachelor’s degree required
Required
- 2+ years experience
- Bachelor’s degree
About Zoox Zoox is an autonomous ridehailing company building the world's first purpose-built robotaxi — fully electric, bidirectional, with no steering wheel or driver's seat. Backed by Amazon and founded to make transportation safer, cleaner, and more accessible, Zoox designs
About the role
About Zoox
Zoox is an autonomous ridehailing company building the world's first purpose-built robotaxi — fully electric, bidirectional, with no steering wheel or driver's seat. Backed by Amazon and founded to make transportation safer, cleaner, and more accessible, Zoox designs its vehicles entirely around the rider. We're currently operating in Las Vegas and San Francisco, with Austin and Miami on the horizon, and testing underway across seven U.S. markets.
About Our Contract Student Worker Program
Zoox's contract student worker program puts you at the center of one of the most ambitious challenges in transportation. You'll contribute to real projects, work alongside engineers and researchers pushing the boundaries of autonomous technology, and gain experience that goes well beyond the classroom. We're looking for students who bring strong academic foundations, curiosity that doesn't stop at coursework, and a drive to be part of something that matters.
Responsibilities
- Working with our leads
- Collaborating with our customers
- Software development
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (completed, or in progress/recently completed) in computer science, engineering, or a related field
- 0-2 years of professional or internship experience in software engineering
- Working proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript
- Familiarity with React (or a similar frontend framework), REST APIs, and Git/version control
- Ability to work independently on well-scoped tasks and ask clarifying questions when requirements are ambiguous
- Strong communication skills and eagerness to learn from senior engineers
- Familiar with React
- Currently enrolled in a B.S. or M.S. program in a relevant discipline.
- Available to commit to a minimum three-month assignment.
- Able to commit a minimum of 40 hours per week.
- Able to work on-site at one of our office locations.
- Must adhere with Zoox confidentiality requirements, including refraining from using or sharing proprietary company information outside of Zoox, such as in academic research, theses, publications, or presentations.
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