Technology & Data
While positions can open at any time, it is often very helpful to start your internship or job search in computing/computer science and technology early. Employers, especially the larger more competitive organizations, usually start their recruiting process in the late summer and early fall. Whether you’d like a summer internship or start a full time job in June, you will want to start your search in the late summer or early fall before. Some employers will make offers to successful interns before they even finish their internship. If you’re starting late, don’t be discouraged as not all employers start their search this early, but to benefit from all the position job/internship postings, you want to start early if you can.
Where UMD Alumni Have Worked or Interned
Info from graduation survey
Accenture, Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, Facebook, Fannie Mae, Google, Microsoft Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Perspecta Labs, TikTok, Wayfair
Career options if you have a...
Info from graduation survey, OOH, ONET
- Software Engineer
- Software Developer
- Software Development Engineer
- Associate Product Manager
- Technical Program Manager
- Network Storage Engineer
- Digital Network Analyst
- Jr. Software Engineer
- Full Stack Software Engineer
- Junior Programmer Analyst
- UX/UI Designer
- Project Analyst/Programmer
- Associate Director, Information Technology
- Software Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Faculty
- Data Scientist
- Systems Engineer
- Research Scientist
Ways to Gain Experience
Participating in clubs, campus programs, or professional associations is a great way to gain experience and build a network in tech. In some cases, you can also develop technical and transferable skills that will attract employers.
- Code:Black
- Girls Who Code
- Career Science Club
- CompuTerps
- Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Singh Sandbox Makerspace
- Association of Computing Machinery
- InfoSci Fi
- Bitcamp
- Hack4Impact
- UXTerps
- STEM Student Arts Appreciation
- Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
- XR Club
- Cybersecurity Club
- WiCyS
- Association for Women in Computing
- BigTh!nk AI
- Open Sourcery
- Game Developers Club
- Association for Women in Computing
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Computing Research Association
- Association for Information Science and Technology
- Association of Information Technology Professionals
- ACM’s Women in Computing
- Computer Science Teachers Association
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
- Black Data Processing Associates
- Black & Brown Founders
- Black Girls Code
- Blacks in Technology (BIT)
- Code 2040
- LGBTQ Tech
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Trans*H4ck
Upcoming Events
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October 16, 2025Success Hour: Career Connections
Ready to build real connections that could shape your future? Join the University Career Center and the Student Success Leadership Council for Success Hour: Career Connections — an informal networking event designed to link you with employers from a variety of industries.
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October 16, 2025Managing the Job Search for INFO Students: Search Smart & Stress Less
Searching and applying for jobs and internships is stressful! Not only can it be hard to know where to start and how to go about the search process, but it almost always includes managing mental and emotional stress.
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October 20, 2025Career Conversations Series: Navigating Your Search Beyond the Fair (All STEM Majors)
The Career Conversations Series aims to help you develop the skills you need to advance your career development journey. The third event in the series, Navigating Your Search Beyond the Fair, will aid you in your search for internships and jobs in any field.
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Networking with Alumni!
Connect with Alumni in Terrapins Connect!
Terrapins Connect is the University's virtual platform with the goal of connecting you with Terps from across the world with one another for mentoring, networking, and professional opportunities.
By joining the platform, you can connect with thousands of fellow Terps, participate in lively affinity and professional groups, participate in formal and informal mentoring programs, access career development resources and programs, and so much more.4
Join LinkedIn
Join LinkedIn and look up University of Maryland alumni. You can filter them based on where they live, work, what they do, their field of study, skills, and connections. Once you define your search, you can view the profiles of alumni that match your criteria. Friendly chats with selected alumni about their career and employer can help you network and explore different work opportunities.