2025 Software Engineering UberSTAR Internship, Howard University

About the Role

UberSTAR is a paid student internship program designed to promote equal opportunity, inclusion, and access in tech by encouraging applications from women and underrepresented people, including but not limited to Black, Hispanic, Native American, students with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, and Veterans.

This program is open to all first or second year students enrolled full-time in a community college or university, regardless of race, gender, or ethnicity. UberSTAR connects students interested in working in tech with full-time internships at Uber to provide participants with real-work skills, experiences, and the professional networks they need to succeed!

Note: If you are not currently pursuing a degree at Howard University, please apply [here](https://university-uber.icims.com/jobs/135639/job).

What You'll Do

- Work with your manager and mentor to drive exciting, ambiguous, previously unsolved projects from end to end.
- Design, develop, and/or test software applications using company technology stack.
- Apply technical knowledge to evaluate complex data, development, or projects in order to resolve technical issues.
- Build software components to be integrated into a fully functional software system.

Be motivated to own projects and push them forward with independence.

Basic Qualifications

- Actively pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field at Howard University. If you are not currently pursuing a degree at Howard University, please apply [here](https://university-uber.icims.com/jobs/135639/job).
- Must have completed an introductory Computer Science course
- Must be a first or second year student at the time of application. Students transferring from a community college into a four-year program are eligible to apply
- Have basic programming experience in one or more application or systems languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C/C++, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

- Proven software engineering experience through previous internships, work experience, coding competitions, and/or publications
- Experience building tools/infrastructure
- A desire to be part of a team that delivers impactful results every day
- A dedication to writing understandable, maintainable, and reusable software
- A desire to deliver and a strong sense of accountability for your work
- Willingness to learn new languages and methodologies

For New York, NY-based roles: The base hourly rate amount for this role is USD$46.00 per hour.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base hourly rate amount for this role is USD$46.00 per hour.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base hourly rate amount for this role is USD$46.00 per hour.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base hourly rate amount for this role is USD$46.00 per hour.

For all US locations, 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://forms.gle/aDWTk9k6xtMU25Y5A).

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.