As a Data Engineer Intern at Zoox, you'll build data pipelines and infrastructure, develop ETL processes, and support analytics to leverage large datasets in autonomy and content areas.
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.
As a Data Engineer Intern, you may be assigned to one of the following teams:
On the Autonomy Software V&V team, you will build data pipelines and infrastructure to support autonomy development. Develop ETL pipelines for processing vehicle logs, create data platforms for metrics computation (using Databricks, Spark, Ray), build visualization dashboards (Looker, Grafana, Databricks), or work on managing run metadata and pipeline processing. Enable data scientists and engineers to efficiently access and analyze petabytes of autonomous driving data.
On the Content team, you will build, and maintain the pipelines that transform data at scale to support analytics throughout the company. This individual will also design and build data models for key business domains, such as autonomy, riders and fleet, simulation, etc. Lastly, they will define and execute on how high value key data assets are consumed to generate valuable insights by data scientists, engineers, and business users.
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 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 (It’s helpful if you meet a majority of the following qualifications, but it isn’t a requirement):
- Experience with big data technologies (Spark, Databricks, Airflow)
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with data warehousing and analytics platforms
- Experience with streaming data processing
- Understanding of ML infrastructure and feature stores
- Knowledge of data quality, monitoring, and observability tools
- Experience with autonomous vehicle data or sensor data processing
- Experience with large scale streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka, Kinesis) and storage engines (e.g. HDFS, HBase)
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).
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
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Accommodations
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
Top Skills
Airflow
AWS
Databricks
Docker
GCP
Grafana
Hbase
Hdfs
Kafka
Kinesis
Kubernetes
Looker
Ray
Spark
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