[Remote] 2026 PhD Software Engineer Intern (Container Platform), United States
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Uber is seeking PhD candidates to join their Container Platform team as interns during the summer of 2026. The role involves contributing to the research and development of software and algorithms for optimizing Compute resources and improving the efficiency and reliability of Uber's infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement solutions to meet Platform goals
- Write maintainable and extensible code with high quality tests and documentation
- Collaborate with other engineering teams as part of project design and execution
- Productionize solutions across the fleet by having right observability for close monitoring and evolving the solution based on production experience
Skills
- Current PhD student in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or related field
- Candidates must have at least one semester/quarter of their education left following the internship
- Experience programming in one or more languages like Go, Java, Python, C/C++
- Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research
- Background in large-scale backend infrastructure and Distributed Systems
- Knowledge of cluster management solutions such as Kubernetes
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Benefits
- Various benefits
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