Advanced Degree - UX Design Intern

Job Description

Grow your UX Design Career with Oracle Design

Oracle Design is seeking current undergraduate junior students and graduating seniors who are looking to enter the exciting world of User Experience (UX) Design in Summer 2026. Thrive in this crucial role! We are a group of 900+ multi-disciplinary creatives from around the globe, dedicated to making the design profession more accessible and inclusive. Come and join our diverse and dynamic team to create brand-new applications that connect, empower, and delight our users. We are excited to work with you early in your career.

The Company

Oracle is the world's leading provider of business software. With a presence in over 175 countries, we are one of the biggest technology companies on the planet. We use innovative emergent technologies to tackle real-world problems. From advancing energy efficiency to reimagining online commerce, the work we do is not only redefining the world of business, but also helping advance governments, power nonprofits, and giving billions of people tools they need to outpace change.

As a UX Design Intern You Will...

As an Oracle Design UX Intern, you will join a cohort of creative young professionals in our Bay Area and Seattle offices. Throughout the 12-week internship program, you will receive guided mentorship and participate in boot-camp style workshops. Through hands-on participation in group projects, you will deepen your knowledge and practice new skills in a variety of design subject areas including Strategy & Innovation, User Experience & User Interface (UI) Design, Visual / Motion Design, User Research, Prototyping, Design Production, and more.

Upon successful completion of your internship, you'll have the chance to apply for a full-time, paid position that aligns with your interests and abilities.

Responsibilities

What You'll Bring : (Objective Minimum Qualifications)

To be considered for an internship position with Oracle Design, you must possess the Objective Minimum Qualifications below. Please ensure that your application clearly indicates that you meet these qualifications either on your resume and / or by uploading additional documents such as a transcript.

Current graduate student with a passion for design and interest in entering the UX Design field

Must be enrolled in a university prior to and following internship completion.

Extensive design experience is not required as a pre-requisite, and we encourage non-traditional backgrounds and careers with good design fundamentals (i.e : art, architecture, interaction design, HCI, media studies, graphic design, computer science among other disciplines)

Available full-time, 40 hours per week during the work week (typically 9am-5pm) from May-August 2026, or June-September 2026

Have no more than 12 months of professional full-time work experience in a relevant field (excluding internships, research and / or teaching assistant roles, and military experience)

Ability to work from our offices located in Redwood City, CA or Seattle, WA

Attend a university in the US

Able to obtain work authorization in the US in 2026

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. For clarity purposes, this means that Oracle is not in a position now, or in the future, to offer US immigration sponsorship. This includes, but is not limited to, support of H-1B, TN, O-1, green card or F-1 e.g. EAD, OPT, CPT, I-20, F-1 visa stamp, etc.

About You (Preferred Qualifications)

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled who are expected to graduate in May / June 2027 or later

Emerging creative professional with a passion for creating experiences for a diverse community of users

Excited to bring your unique voice and perspective to Oracle Design's creative team

Inquisitive and open-minded, collaborative and a fantastic teammate

Interested in becoming a fantastic storyteller : passionate about improving your creative techniques to tell a compelling story

You don't already know everything, and love to learn; you're open to consuming quantitative and qualitative data to refine your assumptions

Have deep empathy and a passion for understanding people, uncovering their values and unspoken needs, and designing solutions with these values and needs at the heart of it all

You may have learned your craft through formal training in school or passion projects and hobbies. For most people, it is a combination of both.

Have specific skills, or the desire to grow your abilities in one or more of the following areas : Strategy & Innovation, UX & UI Design, Visual / Motion Design, User Research, Prototyping, Design Production, and more

You might currently be studying, or enrolled in coursework in one or more of the following areas : user experience, graphic / visual design, motion design, game design animation, photography, behavioral science, interface design, multimedia design and technology, entrepreneurship courses, product design, industrial design, human factors, design thinking, information design, civil engineering, service design, or other relevant coursework

Your major(s) could include Product Design, Computer Graphics, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Industrial Design, Media Arts, Visual Communications, Computer Science, Data Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Behavioral Science, Content Design, and more (if you're a creative problem solver and wanting to explore a career in UX, and don't see your major listed here, please still apply!)

Share your design portfolio or 2-3 examples of design-related work you're most proud of. Highlight your ability to work with teams, think outside of the box, think strategically, and communicate through a visual medium. These examples can be pulled from school projects, passion projects, or from any other previous work experience.

Disclaimer :

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US : Hiring Range in USD from $19.62 to $53.00 per hour; from : $40,800 to $110,240 per annum.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following :

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

Short term disability and long term disability

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance (Employee / Spouse / Child)

Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

Paid time off : Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

11 paid holidays

Paid sick leave : 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC0

About Us

As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow's technology to tackle today's challenges. We've partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector-and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.

We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.

Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

We're committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com or by calling +1 888 404 2494 in the United States.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.