Software Engineer Intern, Autonomy Software [Summer 2027]

The role

You will work on the software that lets the Zoox robotaxi perceive its surroundings, predict what others will do, and plan and control the vehicle. You will join a team, work with a mentor on an open research or engineering question, and present your results at the end-of-summer project showcase.

What you will do

• Work on research or advanced engineering problems that could revolutionize the existing Autonomy Software stack.
• Design, build and evaluate state-of-the-art algorithms or machine learning models for a real autonomous driving system.
• Train and test models on large-scale driving and simulation data, and analyze failure modes to measure improvements.
• Write production-quality C++ and Python that goes through code review.
• Present your results to your team and at the end-of-summer project showcase.
• Contribute to publishable research where the project allows.

Required qualifications

• Currently working towards a M.S. or Ph.D. in computer science, robotics, electrical engineering, or a related engineering program.
• Expected to graduate between Fall 2027 and Summer 2028.
• Enrolled at an accredited college or university throughout the internship.
• Able to commit to a full-time, 12-week internship beginning in May/June 2027.
• Ability to relocate to the Bay Area, California, for the duration of the internship.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and/or Python.
• Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with PyTorch, Jax, Tensorflow, or Numpy.
• Experience in at least one of machine learning, computer vision, motion planning, controls, prediction or mapping.
• Clear communication of technical results.
• Interns may not use proprietary information from the internship for their thesis, published work with their university, or distribution outside Zoox.

Nice to have

• Publications in top ML or robotics conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, CVPR, ICRA).
• Experience with autonomous driving or learned robotic planning.
• Experience with large-scale, multi-node training workloads.

Benefits

• Hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology.
• Mentorship from experienced engineers.
• Medical insurance.
• Relocation stipend.

Before you apply

• Interns may not use proprietary information from the internship for their thesis, published work with their university, or distribution outside Zoox.

About the company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem to bring it to market. It aims to provide next-generation mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.