Software Engineer Intern, Software Platforms & Product [Summer 2027]
Zoox · Foster City, CA
Posted October 30, 2026
AI Summary
Zoox is seeking a Software Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 to work on the platforms, firmware, and tools that connect its autonomous vehicles to the fleet, engineers, and riders. Interns will build services, embedded software, or testing automation, improve production system reliability, and collaborate with senior engineers, presenting their project at an end-of-summer showcase.
Job Description
About Our Internship Program
Zoox's internship program offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology, mentorship from some of the industry's brightest minds, and the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to real projects. We seek interns who demonstrate strong academic performance, engagement beyond the classroom, intellectual curiosity, and a genuine interest in Zoox's mission.
Job Description
Software Platforms & Product builds the platforms, firmware, tools and applications that connect the Zoox vehicle to the fleet, to our engineers and to riders. Interns work on a project that helps ship and run that software reliably, safely and at scale.Interns in this pipeline may be considered for opportunities across a range of teams, including:
- Robot Link Platform and Maestro: The platform that connects the vehicle to the cloud and the fleet.
- Firmware: Embedded software for the vehicle's control units, including motion, power, body and safety systems, plus core system services.
- Platform Software Integration: Integrates hardware, firmware and software, manages releases, and builds firmware tools and hardware-software integration systems.
- Software QA: Tests vehicle software against requirements, analyzes failures from road data, and builds the automation that does it.
- Site Reliability Engineering: Keeps production services reliable and observable.
- Rider Software: Builds the rider-facing mobile and in-vehicle experience.
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