200+ applicants

Company

GitHub · 2 days ago

User Research Intern

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

$25.96/hr - $68.89/hr

Start in 2025 Spring

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Responsibilities

Support the creation of plans for research studies and/or programs for a feature with guidance. Follows established procedures to define and scope standard problems for an end-to-end (study design, sample selection, test creation, recruiting, moderation, analysis, reporting) research plan for business needs for a product. Supports the team on research and other data sources that has already been done in order to inform the plan.

Collaborates with others for cross-disciplinary research efforts for product outcomes. Supports and assists basic knowledge with other disciplines on how to apply user research. Participates in collaborative activities (e.g., journey mapping exercises, brainstorming/ideation workshops) with cross-disciplinary teams. Provides support to review product maker customer engagement plans and assisting w/ recommendations to improve product team learning and customer good will.

Contributes to the formation of the solution for a feature. Supports business needs while making a assisting w/ business cases for the research to project managers/leaders.

Qualification

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Human-Computer InteractionUser Experience DesignBehavioral ScienceDeveloper Tools ExperienceResearch Study PlanningTechnical CommunicationCoding ExperienceCollaboration Skills

Required

Pursing Bachelor’s degree or Master's degree in Human- Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Communications, Information Science, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Behavioral Science, Social Sciences, or related field

Preferred

Creates and drives plans for research studies

Present research findings with a compelling presentation and communication style.

Experience with developer tools or technical products

You’ve worked alongside others writing and reviewing code - as a full-time developer, open source contributor, or regular hackathon participant

Benefits

Annual bonus

Stock

Company

GitHub

Glassdoor

3.8

GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.

Founded in 2008

San Francisco, California, USA

501-1,000 employees

https://github.com

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