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Uber 2025 PhD Software Engineer Intern (Networking), United States in Seattle, Washington
We're looking for PhD candidates to intern on the Networking team, a part of the Platform Engineering team, during summer 2025 (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 Platform Engineering Team (PET) (Compute, Network, Storage, Reliability and Hardware engineering, Corporate IT, and more) lies within the broader Uber Engineering group. The mission of the Platform Engineering team is to "Empower One Uber to innovate by building a world-class foundation that accelerates growth at scale."
The Network Team within PET is a group that is responsible for designing, building, operating and developing network infrastructures, host networking stacks, container & kubernetes networking, edge network and mobile network stacks for Uber at a global scale that connect Uber's services to the global world.
What You'll Do
Drive exciting, ambitious, previously-unsolved projects from end to end
Thrive in ambiguous product requirements
Collaborate with product managers and data scientists closely
Make data driven decisions, with exceptional execution
Be motivated to own projects and push them forward with independence
Most meaningfully, have a passion to make Uber better for our customers
Basic Qualifications
Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program studying networking, distributed systems, operating systems, storage systems, cloud computing, and all related areas
Candidates must have at least one semester/quarter of their education left following the internship
Knowledge of underlying technical foundations of compute, storage, networking, container, and cloud, etc.
Experience in one or more object-oriented languages, including C++, Java, Python, or Go
Preferred Qualifications
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
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb_Y9Bv8-lWDMbpidF2GKXsxzNh11wUUVS7fM1znOfEJsVeA/viewform