About the Role

Are you seeking an opportunity to join a world class engineering team, have impact, innovate through your problem solving, and grow professionally? Uber for Business (U4B) enables organizations of all sizes to leverage the power of Uber. We serve businesses across the globe on their transportation, delivery, and logistics needs and are a key strategic vector for Uber at large.

Within U4B, we are looking for a staff software engineer to technically lead the U4B API Platform team. U4B APIs are a critical channel to integrate Uber products to our partners.

What the Candidate Will Do ----

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable and reliable backend systems for U4B team

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, and business development teams, and drive technical vision to scale our APIs for growing business needs

• Drive continuous improvement in system architecture and operational excellence, with a focus on reliability, security, performance, scalability, and maintainability

• Stay current with the latest technologies and industry trends, evaluating and integrating new tools and methodologies as appropriate.

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within the team.

---- Basic Qualifications ----

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, or Go.

• Strong experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture

• Min 8 years of Backend engineer experience

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

• 8+ years of experience in hands-on software development with the thoughtfulness of scale, latency, and distributed architecture.

• Highly efficient coding in Golang, Java or any similar languages.

• Comfortable dealing with system complexity

• Hands-on software development experience with public facing APIs and standards

• Demonstrated leadership skills, with experience in mentoring and guiding junior engineers.

• Proven experience of shipping high-quality product features on schedule and with high velocity

• Great sense of ownership

• Proven track record in designing and implementing large-scale, high-performance system

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$218,000 per year - USD$242,000 per year. 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/1FAIpQLSdb_Y9Bv8-lWDMbpidF2GKXsxzNh11wUUVS7fM1znOfEJsVeA/viewform