Sr Software Engineer

Sr. Software Engineer, Platform Innovation & Incubation - Uber Platform Engineering

Based in: Bay Area/Seattle/NYC/Remote

About Uber

We're changing the way people think about transportation. Not that long ago, we were just an app to request premium Black cars in a few metropolitan areas. Now we're a part of the logistical fabric of more than 900 cities worldwide. Whether it's a ride, a sandwich, or a package, we use technology to give people what they want, when they want it.

For the people who drive with Uber, our app represents a flexible new way to earn money. For cities, we help strengthen local economies, improve access to transportation, and make streets safer: An operating system for everyday life. And that’s just what we’re doing today. We’re thinking about the future, with teams working on autonomous trucking and self-driving cars, we’re in for the long haul.

About the Team

The Platform Engineering Team (PET) (Compute, Network, Storage, Reliability and Hardware engineering, Corporate IT, and more) lies within the broader Uber Engineering group. The mission of the Platform Engineering team is to "Empower One Uber to innovate by building a world-class foundation that accelerates growth at scale."

The Platform Innovation & Incubation Team within PET is a group that aims to demonstrate technology innovations to help Uber's platform to be one of the most reliable, scalable, secure, cost-efficient, and pervasively usable in the world.

About the Role

As a senior software engineer, you will report directly to the Director of Platform Innovation & Incubation and have the opportunity to lead several essential projects that build a reliable and efficient hybrid-cloud platform for Uber.

The focus area includes

1. The reliability and risk automatic management of Uber's global platform and infrastructure;
2. The systems and tools that migrate Uber's global and heterogeneous platform to different clouds with the highest reliability, safety, and performance;
3. Extending Uber's platform for externalizing Uber's capabilities to third-party customers;

It is an opportunity to join several greenfield projects to drive the platform architecture from the ground up and bring a significant impact, both technically and commercially.

We are looking for L4, L5A, and L5B Backend Engineers.

What you will do:

• Design and implement automatic risk management systems that protect the extraordinarily complicated and heterogeneous Uber platform from service degradations;
• Understand the details of different clouds and the challenges faced by various systems in Uber's platform and design tools and approaches to navigate the cloud migrations;
• Directly work with product teams and customers to design and implement new features and products based on the ability of the entire Uber platform;
• Have fun and build a culture of belonging, wellness, diversity, inclusion, and career growth for the product design organization;

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with systems software engineering. Sound understanding of computer architecture and CS fundamentals.
• Proficient in one of the following programming languages: Java, Go, Python, C/C++.
• Detailed problem-solving approach and knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity in a constantly evolving environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to develop senior designers and managers and bring out their best work
• A proven understanding of crafting based on metrics to achieve business objectives
• Clear and compelling written, verbal, and visual communication skills
• A bonus if you are a domain expert in the field of public cloud, on-prem hardware/datacenters, compute, storage, networking, containers/orchestration, observability, big data, IT systems.