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Uber 2025 PhD Software Engineer Intern (Search Platform), United States in Sunnyvale, California
We're looking for PhD candidates to intern on the Search Platform 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 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 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 importantly, have a passion to make Uber better for our customers
Basic Qualifications
Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program studying machine learning, data mining, artificial intelligence, constrained optimization, statistics, or a related quantitative field
Candidates must have at least one semester/quarter of their education left following the internship
Proficient in one of the following programming languages: Java, Go, C/C++ or similar languages. Good scripting skills and ability to pick up new ones
Systematic problem solving approach and knowledge of algorithms, data structures and complexity analysis
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
Experience with Apache Lucene, ElasticSearch, OpenSearch, Solr and other Search technologies is a plus
Experiences with VectorDB/VectorSearch is a plus
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