Contract Student Software Engineer – Full-Stack (On-Site)

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodations

Vendor-based employment

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a contract student worker to build and maintain features for QA apps using TypeScript, Python, and React. You will work under senior engineers to design test frameworks and automation pipelines, contribute to agent-assisted tooling, and write tests to ensure reliability.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, independence on well-scoped tasks, and on-site work at Zoox offices. Availability for at least three months and 40 hours per week is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (completed or in progress).
• 0–2 years of software engineering experience or internship.
• Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Familiarity with React, REST APIs, and Git/version control.
• Ability to work independently on well-scoped tasks and ask clarifying questions.
• Strong communication and eagerness to learn from senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain features for full-stack QA applications (TypeScript frontend/backend, Python for non-frontend services).
• Assist in designing and implementing test/integration/e2e frameworks and pipelines.
• Contribute to tooling such as LLM-based classifiers and evaluation scripts.
• Write and maintain unit/integration tests and fix bugs to improve reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to triage pain points and build solutions.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

REST APIs

Git/version control

Independent work

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Currently enrolled in BS/MS program

Tools

Git

React

REST APIs

Job description

Zoox is seeking a contract student worker to build and maintain features for QA apps using TypeScript, Python, and React. You will work under senior engineers to design test frameworks and automation pipelines, contribute to agent-assisted tooling, and write tests to ensure reliability.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, independence on well-scoped tasks, and on-site work at Zoox offices. Availability for at least three months and 40 hours per week is required.