CMU Silicon Valley

More than 100 alumni, students, faculty, and staff came together last week for the CMU Alumni Mixer at CMU-SV. The energy was incredible—thank you to everyone who joined us. Go Tartans!

Attention Carnegie Mellon Alumni! We are less than 3 weeks away from our April 3 CMU Alumni Mixer hosted at CMU-Silicon Valley! Join us for an evening of networking with students, staff, faculty, and alumni who are eager to discuss industry insights in AI, entrepreneurship, software engineering, product management, and cyber security.

Register now: https://forms.gle/TmWyApV44GoPwuLj8

CMU-SV students have been busy this semester visiting leading Silicon Valley companies. Recent treks included the Google UX Research Lab at Google headquarters, Intuit, and Meta. Next week, students will visit Uber.

Meeting CMU alumni, recruiters, and senior leaders has made these experiences especially valuable for networking with leaders in AI, software engineering, machine learning engineering, cybersecurity, and product management.

We kicked off Engineers Week yesterday with donuts and asking students "What inspired you to become an engineer?"

Our CMU-Silicon Valley students are taking their skills beyond the classroom and into impactful summer internships! From Meta to 7-Eleven, these CMU interns are gaining hands-on experience, building professional confidence, and making industry connections that last.

CMU-Silicon Valley students gain real-world experience through summer internships With longer, warmer days, summer often marks a period of leisure. But for many Carnegie Mellon students, a break from classes offers the opportunity to pursue other pursuits, including internships across the country.

Closing out Fall 2025 at CMU-Silicon Valley with celebration, connection, and community. From the Let it Glow End-of-Semester Party and the INI Practicum Showcase to the ECE Toast to Graduates, the MSSM Diploma Ceremony, and one last snack break, the semester ended on a high note.

We’re grateful for the moments, the milestones, and the people who make CMU-SV what it is. Congratulations to all of our CMU-SV graduates, and wishing everyone a restful and wonderful winter break!

The Information Networking Institute (INI) students recently exhibited their practicum projects at the end-of-semester Silicon Valley Practicum Showcase. Thirteen teams shared how they tackled problems, piloted new ideas, and developed solutions in collaboration with sponsors.

"Our byte-sized tech trek to Stripe felt like stepping into the pulse of modern fintech. We were welcomed at the reception by Yuzhe Guo, a proud CMU alum, whose warmth instantly set the tone for the visit. He led us on a lively campus tour that felt less like a walkthrough and more like a story of innovation unfolding in real time. Between casual chats and curious questions, Yuzhe pulled back the curtain on Stripe's engineering culture, grounded in rigor, humility, and a relentless drive to simplify money movement for the world. Over snacks, we dove into conversations about Stripe's tech stack and the elegant architecture behind its systems. Yuzhe also shared insights into Money-as-a-Service, the organization at the heart of Stripe's most forward-thinking initiatives, reimagining how businesses handle payments with precision and creativity. It was a rare peek into how technology, culture, and purpose beautifully intertwine at Stripe."

-Sahaana Das, CMU-SV student.

CMU-SV recently hosted the hackathon "Tech For Good," bringing together 13 innovative CMU teams and 11 industry judges from OpenAI, Meta, YC, and more. Congratulations to SafeBark—Haotian Yang, Leo Shi, Yue Yu, and Lan Luo—for taking first place! A special thank-you to student leader Victor Su-Ortiz for partnering with the Career Services team to make this event a success.

CMU-SV recently hosted Converge Silicon Valley at the Computer History Museum, bringing together more than 220 students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Attendees had the opportunity to connect with leading employers including Waymo, Arm, Rocket, Parafin, and Eudia. The event also featured an engaging recruiter panel who shared insights on the future of recruiting in a time of tech disruption. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an incredible afternoon of networking, learning, and career connections!

More than 50 CMU-SV students had the incredible opportunity to visit Google headquarters in Mountain View for a Tech Trek recently! Students connected with CMU alumni in software engineering, security engineering, and product management through a campus tour, engaging panel discussions, and networking. Huge thank you to Rishab Narang, Harsha Nikhar, Sophia Ma, and Amy Yeung for making this experience possible!

CMU-SV students recently went on a Byte Size Trek to eBay headquarters in San Jose! Thank you to Sanjana Arun, Product Lead, Amit Sharma, Senior Director of Product Management for Search and Product Knowledge, and Alex Cozzi, Senior Director for Core Ranking, for hosting and giving us a glimpse into how AI is not just powering innovation, but redefining the future of commerce.