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We're looking for Ph.D. students specializing in Applied Machine Learning to intern during Summer 2025 (12 weeks). As a Ph.D. intern, you will work on a bold and exciting problem in depth independently, under the supervision of an experienced professional on that team.

About the Role

At Uber, we work on many ambitious engineering products covering a number of lines of business as well as the underlying platform technologies that power those businesses. We foster growth and sustainability by pushing the frontiers of distributed databases, computer systems, programming languages, machine learning, constrained optimization, statistics, data science, and economics and developing highly reliable and scalable platforms to accelerate Uber's impact on the transportation industry.

As a Ph.D. software engineer intern, you will have the opportunity to work with peer researchers, product managers, data scientists, and engineers from different teams. You will learn how to define and scope a research problem and iterate over a solution for greater success while demonstrating your area of expertise. This is a unique opportunity to grow your skills with real-world experience and do highly impactful, community-visible research at the same time. It is an ambitious yet rewarding job!

About the Team

The Threat Detection team at Uber is responsible for identifying and mitigating malicious activities to safeguard Uber's services, infrastructure, and users, with the help of machine learning, big data technologies. They work closely with other teams within Engineering Security to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of customer information, and ensure a secure computing environment for the Uber community.

What You'll Do

• Drive exciting, ambitious, previously unsolved projects from end to end

• Thrive in ambiguous product requirements

• Collaborate with peer researchers, 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, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical fields

• Candidates should have at least one semester/quarter left of their education after finishing the internship

• Experience in machine learning algorithms, deep learning, and statistical modeling

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

• Experience in NLP and GenAI/LLMs

• Experience with machine learning libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch,or Skit-learn

• Experience presenting at industry recognized academic conferences and a good publishing record

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base hourly rate amount for this role is USD$67.00 per hour. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

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