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Zoox · 1 month ago

Software Infrastructure Intern

positionFoster City, CA
timeInternship
remoteHybrid
seniorityIntern
money$5,500/mo - $9,500/mo
workcardStart in 2026 Spring

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. The Software Infrastructure Intern will work on the Developer Experience team, focusing on building AI Agents and workflows that enhance the developer and customer experience, while applying LLMs to solve real-world problems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Build AI Agents and AI Workflows that enhance how developers and customers experience Zoox
Apply LLMs to solve real problems that slow teams down or limit product quality
Focus on reducing the time it takes developers to ship features
Accelerate the triage of real-world incidents
Improve the quality and consistency of multimodal datasets
Design AI Agents that automate common engineering workflows end to end

Qualification

PythonC++Software developmentLLMs familiarityPrompt engineeringOpen-source contributionsVector databasesDeveloper tools

Required

Currently working towards a B.S., M.S., or advanced degree in a relevant engineering program
Must be returning to school to continue your education upon completing this internship
Good academic standing
Able to commit to a 12-week internship beginning in May or June of 2026
At least one previous industry internship, co-op, or project completed in a relevant area
Ability to relocate to the Bay Area, California for the duration of the internship
Proficiency in Python or C++
Coursework or project experience in software development, demonstrating understanding of data structures and algorithms
Familiarity with LLMs through coursework, personal projects, or hackathons

Preferred

Experience with prompt engineering or LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock)
Contributions to open-source projects
Experience with vector databases or embedding models
Familiarity with developer tools (IDEs, debuggers, build systems)

Benefits

Medical insurance
A housing stipend
Relocation assistance will be offered based on eligibility

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

Zoox has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (293)
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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