Transportation Management Intern
Uber Freight

About The Role

Are you looking for an exciting internship where you'll have the opportunity to apply the knowledge you've learned in a classroom setting while simultaneously gaining practical experience in the Logistics and Tech industries? Are you a highly motivated developing professional dedicated to delivering the very best results? Are you looking for a chance to be mentored by industry thought leaders? Then Uber Freight's Summer Internship might be the perfect opportunity for you! At your disposal will be the tools that helped Uber grow to be a worldwide company.

What the Candidate Will Do

Naturally curious. You're innovative and creative in your problem-solving and you constantly search for ways to tweak and optimize processes.

Fast learner. We're looking for interns who thrive with learning new technologies and don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. You should be able to adapt easily to meet the needs of our substantial growth and constantly evolving business environment.

A great teammate. You believe that you can achieve more on a team -- that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. You rely on others' candid feedback for continuous improvement.

Participants will get hands-on experience working with operations seeing the day-to-day work such as setting appointments, tracking and tracing shipments, attending regularly scheduled meetings, exposure to leadership, and more. They will also be assigned a special project aligned with company strategic goals and initiatives which they will present recommendations for at the end of the program to a group of executives and senior leaders. Following completion of the internship, participants will be considered for a full-time opportunity.

Basic Qualifications

Actively pursuing a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical subject area or currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Transportation/Logistics/Supply Chain Management or related field

Ability to work in one of main centers of excellence

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building Search infrastructures, Indexing pipelines

Experience with Search technologies (Lucene, ElasticSearch, Solr)

Knowledge of stream/batch processing engines (Apache Spark, Apache Flink)

Experience working with microservices

Experience with storage technologies (SQL, Hive)

Or

Keen interest in growing a career in logistics and transportation as demonstrated by course work, written work, research, internships, etc.

Detailed and multi-task oriented (ability to prioritize and manage many tasks)

Exceptional interpersonal communications (demonstrated ability to develop rapport and garner trust with peers, customers, classmates, professors, former employers, etc.)

Can demonstrate an aptitude to manage difficult situations objectively and rationally (a thick skin; roll with the punches; resourceful)

About Uber Freight

Uber Freight is a logistics platform and partner with a mission to reimagine the way goods move to help communities thrive. Backed by innovative technology and a dedicated team of domain experts, we provide logistics solutions that give shippers and carriers of all sizes greater reliability, flexibility, and transparency so they can take control of their freight. With over $17 billion in FUM, we've built one of the world's most comprehensive logistics networks consisting of over 130,000 digitally-enabled carriers and thousands of shippers, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. For more, visit uberfreight.com.

EEOC

Uber Freight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards 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.