Backend Software Engineering Intern jobs in United States
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Zoox · 10 months ago

Backend Software Engineering Intern

positionFoster City, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$6,500/mo - $9,500/mo

Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility as-a-service and self-driving car services. They are seeking a Backend Software Engineering Intern to build backend services for rider and vehicle operator experiences, while learning from a team focused on autonomous fleet management.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
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Responsibilities

Build out the backend services that provide top-notch rider and vehicle operator experience across mobile apps, robots, and web apps
Be part of the backbone of our autonomous fleet management system
Connect our riders and vehicle operators to our robots
Learn from the myriad of our team's scope - from fleet dispatch, payment, rider & mission management, robot & service management to trip ETA
Solve challenging problems and define the ride experience of Zoox's autonomous vehicles

Qualification

KotlinJavaPythonHTTP APIsDistributed systemsClean codeModularized codeDebugging

Required

Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in an engineering, math, or related field
Passionate in building ride service and fleet management for autonomous vehicles
Fluent in Kotlin, Java or Python programming language
Experience in writing clean, reusable and modularized code
Experience in building backend services with HTTP APIs
Good understanding of distributed systems
Ability to actively collaborate with team members to design solutions, define execution plans and deliver features
Strong problem-solving skills and understanding of debugging and troubleshooting for smooth operations

Benefits

Medical insurance
401k
Housing stipend

Company

Zoox

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Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driving car services. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
dateFounded in 2014
location
Foster City, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.zoox.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships
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2024 (297)
2023 (209)
2022 (204)
2021 (131)
2020 (83)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$955M
Key Investors
Grok Ventures
2020-06-26Acquired
2019-10-21Convertible Note· $200M
2018-07-08Series B· $465M

Leadership Team

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Nelson Pedreiro
Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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Zheng Gao
Director of Hardware Engineering
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Recent News

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2025-12-17
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2025-12-13
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