Uber Senior Software Engineer 

United States, West Virginia 

584320102

About the Role

What the Candidate Will Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Kafka infrastructure.
• Optimize Kafka clusters for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to Kafka and real-time data streaming.
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure the health and performance of Kafka clusters.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in distributed systems and data streaming technologies.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience with Apache Kafka and related technologies.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and stream processing.
• Proficient in programming languages such as Java, or Go.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with messaging and stream processing technologies such as Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Apache Flink, or Apache Storm. Kafka committer is a big plus.
• Experience with highly available/fault-tolerant distributed systems, large-scale data processing systems, or enterprise/cloud storage systems is also a strong plus

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.