2026 PhD Software Engineer Intern (Search),… at Uber · Sunnyvale

Summary: Uber is seeking PhD candidates for a summer internship on their Search team in 2026. The role involves working closely with engineers and product managers on ambitious projects related to the Search experience, contributing to enhancing Uber's services for customers. Responsibilities: - Drive exciting, ambitious, previously unsolved projects end to end - Thrive in ambiguous product requirements - Collaborate with product managers, data scientists and machine learning engineers closely - Make data driven decisions, with exceptional execution - Be motivated to own projects and push them forward with independence - Most importantly, have a passion to make Uber better for our customers Required Qualifications: - Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program studying distributed systems, machine learning, or a related engineering field - Candidates must have at least one semester/quarter of their education left following the internship Preferred Qualifications: - Knowledge of underlying technical foundations of distributed systems, machine learning workflows, etc - Experience in one or more object-oriented languages, including C++, Java, Python, or Go - Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business partners - Experience in simplifying/converting business problems into technical problems - Research mentality with a bias towards action to structure a project from idea to experimentation to prototype to implementation - Experience presenting at industry recognized academic conferences and a good publishing record - Experience with handling multimodal data in the industry Required Skills: Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Object-Oriented Programming, C++, Java, Python, Go, Research Methodology, Data Handling Benefits: Various benefits