Web Migration & AI Research - Intern

About the position

NIO is currently seeking a Software Engineer - Intern position to join our small but fast-growing team. You will be working as part of AI Research and application development team. NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO's mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS. NIO's product portfolio consists of the ES8, a six-seater smart electric flagship SUV, the ES7 (or the EL7), a mid-large five-seater smart electric SUV, the ES6, a five-seater all-round smart electric SUV, the EC7, a five-seater smart electric flagship coupe SUV, the EC6, a five-seater smart electric coupe SUV, the ET7, a smart electric flagship sedan, and the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Product Managers, architecture, and security engineering teams across regions.
• Independently work on AI research projects, building AI Automation tools using LLM and APIs.
• Work in a global team environment to develop an enterprise class web application working with teams in China.
• Be a problem solver, a fast learner, comfortable wearing many hats, improving team working processes, code quality, tool, and technology adoption.

Requirements

• B.S. or higher studies in Computer Science (or equivalent experience) having solid and hands on full stack application development experience with scripting and web technology.
• Deep understanding in AI LLM Models, APIs and building AI Automation tools.
• Solid experience in building/integrating to Web Services/API and Web Technologies.
• Experience using mobile first design to build responsive applications across a variety of browsers and devices using modern CSS3 techniques.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript / ES6 / NodeJS, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model, HTML5 features.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Experience working with React/NextJS/Express frameworks.
• Experience in building applications using Python or Golang.
• Solid understanding of web standards, cross-browser compatibility, accessibility, and SEO.
• Experience with SDLC using Git (hub/labs), forks, pull requests and understanding branching/merging.
• Experience with CI/CD workflow.
• Experience with Docker / K8S is a plus.
• Experience with database programming either MySQL or MongoDB.
• Excellent team, interpersonal skills written and verbal Mandarin/English skills.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and familiarity with modern Agile development methodologies, Test Driven Development and working knowledge of JIRA/Confluence.

Nice-to-haves

• Fluency in written and spoken Mandarin language is a plus.
• Experience with Docker / K8S is a plus.