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2026 PhD Software Engineer Intern (Search), United States

Sunnyvale, CA, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 2 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD 67.00 per hour

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Skills

Embedded Systems
Supervision
Product Requirements
Collaboration
Machine Learning (ML)
Workflow
Object-Oriented Programming
C++
Java
Python
Research
IDEA
Presentations
Publishing

Summary

Job Description

We're looking for PhD candidates to intern on the Search team during summer 2026 (12 weeks). You will be embedded in our engineering team and work closely with other specialists, software developers, and product managers. As a PhD intern, you will work on an exciting yet bold problem in depth and independently, under the supervision of an experienced engineer on that team.

About the Team

The Search Platform team is responsible for the Search experience on several product surfaces at Uber, enabling millions of users to find, discover, and explore rides, food, etc. Search has played an increasingly important role in bringing Uber closer to its vision.

What You'll Do

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

Basic 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

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base hourly rate amount for this role is USD$67.00 per hour.

You will also be eligible for various benefits.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

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