Automation & DevOps Tooling Intern

About Zoox's Internship Program

Zoox's internship program provides hands-on experiences with state-of-the-art technology, mentorship from some of the industry's brightest minds, and the opportunity to play a part in our success. Internships at Zoox are reserved for those who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, activities outside their course work, aptitude, curiosity, and a passion for Zoox's mission.

About the Automation & DevOps Tooling Intern Role

As an Automation & DevOps Tooling Intern, you may be assigned to one of the following dynamic teams:

Tools and Automation Team

On this team, you will develop full-stack applications to support and enhance our QA Engineering processes. Your work will involve building scalable and efficient systems that integrate with various internal tools. Additionally, you will contribute to automation solutions to improve efficiency and streamline processes.

Release Management Team

You will automate the existing release workflow by developing new tooling and enhancing existing ones. This role requires someone passionate about automation and customer satisfaction, as these tools will be used by the release team and the rest of the company. Examples of tools you might develop include dashboards to visualize release status or metric trends, automation for the approval process (from test result ingest to sign-off and deployment), feature flag management tools, or proposing new tool and/or feature ideas to improve and streamline processes.

Firmware Tools Team

You will write software to help integrate internal and external tools for automated firmware prototyping, development, testing, and integration. This role requires someone passionate about automation using both existing test frameworks and developing new ones. You will develop software for an automated validation framework, supporting continuous integration (CI) and nightly tests. You’ll be able to propose tool and/or feature ideas to the team to improve processes, integrate tester software systems with server infrastructure, and design and implement automated test framework optimizations.

Requirements

• Currently working towards a B.S., M.S., Ph.D., 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 or San Diego for the duration of the internship
• Interns at Zoox may not use any proprietary information they are working on as part of their thesis, any published work with their university, or to be distributed to anyone outside of Zoox

Qualifications

• Experience with software development languages (Python and C++ preferred)
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript for front-end development
• Experience building cross-platform software with source control (Git)
• Understanding of hardware testing and verification methods

Bonus Qualifications

• CI and build systems (e.g. Bamboo, Buildkite, etc.)
• Python libraries (e.g. pybind, pytest, pandas, python-can, plotly, matplotlib, etc.)
• HIL and/or SIL Test Frameworks
• Communication protocols (e.g. CAN, LIN, pub/sub)
• Multiprocessing and multithreading
• Basic knowledge of C++, Java and/or Kotlin
• ClickHouse, OpenSearch, Grafana, Databricks, etc.
• Databases

Compensation

The monthly salary range for this position is $5,500 to $9,500. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level of education. Additional benefits may include medical insurance, and a housing stipend (relocation assistance will be offered based on eligibility).

Key skills/competency

• Automation
• DevOps
• Software Development
• Full-stack Development
• QA Engineering
• Release Management
• Firmware
• Continuous Integration
• Test Frameworks
• Git