Part-Time Software Engineer – 6-month Contract
Zoox
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Foster City • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $30 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
FlaskJavaJavaScriptKotlinLinuxPythonReactRustSparkSQLSvelteTypeScriptVue.js
About the role
- Help develop and implement scalable applications to automate the generation of Zoox’s safety metrics.
- Collaborate with software engineers and PMs to build and test new features.
- Improve existing tools by optimizing latency, CPU/memory usage, and database queries.
Requirements
- Exposure to SQL, Spark, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, or Python.
- Experience with a Front-End UI Framework (e.g., Vue, React, Svelte) or a web framework (e.g., Flask, FastAPI).
- Comfortable using Google Suite or Microsoft Office; willing to learn tools like JIRA or Confluence.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Actively enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college program pursuing a degree or certificate in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Familiarity with a low-level language such as Java, Kotlin, C, C++, or Rust.
- Understanding of low-level Linux system protocols, firmware, or ECUs.
- Experience or interest in using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor IDE, GitHub Copilot, or Claude Code.
Benefits
- benefits package as offered by the vendor
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Hard skills
SQLSparkJavaScriptTypeScriptHTMLCSSPythonVueReactFlask
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communication
Certifications
degree in Software Engineeringdegree in Computer Sciencedegree in Systems Engineeringdegree in Mechanical Engineeringdegree in Electrical Engineering