About the Team:We are hiring for multiple teams across the Mobility and Delivery Product Engineering organization. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will drive the implementation of a variety of products and systematic improvements while working closely with cross-functional folks and other senior engineers. You'll work closely with product, operations, data science, and engineering teams throughout the company. You will make an impact in the real world using exciting and new technology. Below are the teams that are actively hiring for this role:Delivery:Uber is transforming the future of Delivery at a massive scale. What started as a way to move people now enables on-demand delivery of nearly anything customers need. The Delivery Engineering teams handle complex technical challenges, ensuring our platform evolves as we expand beyond transporting people and restaurant food. From optimizing logistics to real-time tracking, we build technology that connects customers, earners, and brands with speed and reliability, delivering an outstanding experience across the globe.Maps: Uber's map is the foundation of every ride and delivery made, it is the heart that makes us able to move the world. Having the latest and most accurate map is critical to the business. The Base Map team's charter is to build solutions so that changes to planet wide road network and other map data are continuously ingested, enriched and refreshed while serving hundreds of thousands of concurrent trips by drivers and couriers all around the globe. Uber's world-class engineers are empowered to innovate in scalability, distributed systems, mobile development and high availability services.Marketplace & Pricing: Uber's Marketplace org is one of the most unique and complex organizations in the industry. We are at the core of Uber's business, responsible for building critical components across various work streams that impact Pricing, Incentives, Matching, Surge, Personalization, Merchant Optimization and Supply Forecasting that impact daily lives of our earners, riders, and eaters realtime.Mobility and Platforms: Uber's Mobility and Platforms organization consists of core teams focused on empowering users and optimizing experiences.
Earner Team: We enable individuals worldwide to build sustainable incomes through innovative products, supporting over 100,000 new drivers each week across 10,000+ cities. Our agile, tech-driven approach ensures safety and compliance for our diverse global user base.
Product Platform Team: This team manages Uber's global fare systems, processing billions in transactions. By developing a unified platform for Mobility and Delivery fares, we enhance scalability and performance, enabling quick, data-driven decisions for a seamless user experience.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field with at least 4 years of full-time Software Engineering work experience OR PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field with at least 2 year of full-time Software Engineering work experience
Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, C, Python, or Go
4 years of experience with backend development, building and delivering end-user products.
Preferred Qualifications:
More than 6 years of full-time Software Engineering work experience
Proven experience building highly available distributed systems (at Uber scale) and working across multiple backend services
Experience working on scalable backend systems utilizing a microservices architecture
High bar for quality as demonstrated by code reviews, documentation, unit and integration testing
Experience with optimization techniques and algorithmic development
Strong problem-solving skills, with expertise in algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis
What You'll Do:
Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable software solutions
Collaborate with product managers, cross-engineering teams, data scientists and other partners to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications
Identify opportunities and lead of the entire development lifecycle end-to-end, from architecture design and coding to deployment
Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement
Participate in periodic on-call rotations and be available for critical issues
Mentor and guide other engineers, providing technical leadership and encouraging a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment
Build and maintain scalable backend services and infrastructure
Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on our software systems and recommending appropriate integrations or improvements
For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year. For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year. For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year. For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard 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. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbY9Bv8-lWDMbpidF2GKXsxzNh11wUUVS7fM1znOfEJsVeA/viewform
