Uber · 12 hours ago
2026 PhD Software Engineer Intern (Observability Monitoring & Alerting), United States
Sunnyvale, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$67/hr - $67/hr
Start in 2026Uber is looking for PhD candidates to intern on their Observability Monitoring & Alerting team during summer 2026. The role involves working on ambitious projects related to anomaly detection and AI-driven innovation to improve Uber's monitoring platform.
LogisticsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
Drive exciting, ambitious, previously unsolved projects from 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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Experience with statistical analysis or anomaly detection
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 multimodality data in the industry
Benefits
Various benefits
Company
Uber
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
Founded in 2009
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
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CEO
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