Part-Time Student Worker – AI Validation and Benchmarking Engineer

Zoox
Foster City, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level students with AI validation experience working in autonomous vehicle technology.

Best fit for

  • Students with hands-on experience in AI tool validation pipelines
    — “supporting the end-to-end validation pipeline for AI tools
  • Candidates comfortable with maintaining datasets and running benchmarks
    — “maintaining test datasets, running benchmarks
  • Individuals interested in real-world applications of autonomous technology
    — “contribute to real projects, work alongside engineers and researchers pushing the boundaries of autonomous technology

Things to consider

  • Part-time commitment may require balancing academic and work responsibilities
    — “part-time student worker program
  • Role involves detailed measurement of agent accuracy across multiple metrics
    — “measuring agent accuracy across routing decisions, classification labels, and structured output fields

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of dataset maintenance in past projects
    — “maintaining test datasets
  • Highlight any experience with autonomous vehicle or robotics projects
    — “autonomous ride-hailing company building the world's first purpose-built robotaxi
  • Showcase curiosity beyond coursework through independent projects or research
    — “curiosity that doesn't stop at coursework
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Intern

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What success looks like

  • Maintained test datasets
  • Improved agent accuracy
Typical background
Strong academic foundation in computer science or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

AI ValidationBenchmarkingMachine LearningData Analysis

Preferred

PythonTensorFlowPyTorch

About the role

Original posting from Zoox via Lever

About Zoox

Zoox is an autonomous ride-hailing company building the world's first purpose-built robotaxi — fully electric, bidirectional, with no steering wheel or driver's seat. Backed by Amazon and founded to make transportation safer, cleaner, and more accessible, Zoox designs its vehicles entirely around the rider. We're currently operating in Las Vegas and San Francisco, with Austin and Miami on the horizon, and testing underway across seven U.S. markets.

About Our Part-Time Student Worker Program

Zoox's part-time student worker program puts you at the center of one of the most ambitious challenges in transportation. You'll contribute to real projects, work alongside engineers and researchers pushing the boundaries of autonomous technology, and gain experience that goes well beyond the classroom. We're looking for students who bring strong academic foundations, curiosity that doesn't stop at coursework, and a drive to be part of something that matters.

Role Overview

This role requires supporting the end-to-end validation pipeline for AI tools: maintaining test datasets, running benchmarks, and measuring agent accuracy across routing decisions, classification labels, and structured output fields.

Source: Zoox careers (Lever)

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