Student Edition Issue #235

Hi! Welcome to Diversify Tech's Early Talent Edition! This newsletter is for underrepresented students in tech. Every Sunday, we share jobs, events, and other career opportunities

In this week's edition,
💼 IXL Learning, Topgolf and Underdog are hiring
📆 Amplifying Black Excellence Summit & Virtual Career Fair with PowerToFly is coming up
⭐️ Travel grants are available for the International Conference on Learning Representations

Cheers,
Veni Kunche

JOBS

Jobs found around the web

These companies have not been vetted. Please make sure to do your own research!

• Software Engineering, Data, and Design Internship Opportunities for 2026 - Added new internships from Acima, ASM, Auctane, Cardinal Health, Cardinal Health, Cardinal Health, iHeartMedia, MathWorks, MAHLE, Okta, Parker Hannifin, Peter Millar, SLB, Triumph, Veritiv, Visa, Webster Bank, Westinghouse Electric Company

Data

• Analyst, BarkleyOKRP , Kansas City, MO; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; Austin, TX; New York, NY; Remote

• Analyst, Data & Software Engineering - February 2026 Start Date, Ovative Group, Minneapolis; Chicago

• Data Scientist 1/2 - Melbourne FL, Northrop Grumman, Melbourne, FL

• Junior Data Analyst, OURCU, Shelton, WA

Design

• Associate UX Designer, Greenway,  US - Remote

• Product Designer, The Knot Worldwide, New York City

• Product Designer I, Lessen , Chicago, IL

• Product Designer Graduate [TikTok-Design-UX]- 2026 Start (BS/MS), TikTok , San Jose, CA

• UX/UI Designer I - TG, Topgolf, Dallas, TX

• UI/UX Systems Designer, LifeLoop, US - REMOTE

Software Development

• Associate Software Engineer, 2026 New Grad, Underdog, United States/Remote

• Junior Software Engineer, Folia, Boston, MA

• Junior Software Engineer, Oklo , Santa Clara, CA or Remote

• Software Engineer, Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, IL

• Software Engineer Graduate Social - 2026 Start (BS/MS), TikTok, San Jose, CA

• Software Engineer Level 0 (Entry-Level Software Engineering), WOOD Federal Solutions, Fort Meade, MD

• Software Engineer, New Grad, IXL Learning, Raleigh, NC

Looking for Mid-Senior level roles?

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EVENTS

• Jan 28 How to Know (and Earn) Your Worth When the Job Market is 💩, Online

• Feb 4 - Feb 5 Amplifying Black Excellence Summit & Virtual Career Fair with PowerToFly, Online

• Feb 5 ChiBrrCon  - A conference for cybersecurity and IT professionals, Herman Hall, IIT campus, Chicago

• Feb 17 Data Ingestion From APIs to Warehouses and Data Lakes, Online

• Feb 18 - 19 R!sk 2026, Online

• Feb 19 Scaling Postgres without Boiling the Ocean, Online

• Feb 25 - 26 rainbowR, Online

RESOURCES

• Travel grants are available for the International Conference on Learning Representations to support rising talent in STEM. This grant is open to those currently enrolled in bachelor’s, master’s or PhD programs. The conference is ideal for those interested in Deep Learning. Apply by March 13th.

• The Center for Cyber Safety and Education is providing cybersecurity academic scholarships. Apply by March 15th.

• Three scholarships are available to high school seniors who plan on attend school:

  • LinkedIn Possibilities in Tech Scholarship

  • Microsoft Disability Scholarship Program

  • Black at Microsoft Scholarship Program

• Can You Still Get an $80K Junior Software Engineering Job in 2026? by

  Byron Woodfork