What You'll Do
- Make architectural and other decisions for the team with minimum oversight.
- Work on creating a platform that powers data driven decision making for Uber Rides and Eats line of business.
- Work closely with the science team to implement and productionize the models.
- Design and develop new systems to empower fast data-driven decisions
- Build distributed backend systems serving real-time analytics and machine learning features at Uber scale.
- Work with the product and science team to build and drive technical roadmap and vision for the team.
Basic Qualifications
PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field OR 3-years full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 2-years total technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Programming and scripting language (e.g. Python, SQL, Java/Scala)
- Big data frameworks (e.g. Spark, Flink, Presto), data modeling, and writing ETLs
- Designing end-to-end data solutions and architecture
Experience working with multiple cross functional teams (product, science,product ops etc)
- Experience with data-driven architecture and systems design
- Proven experience in large-scale distributed storage and database systems (SQL or NoSQL, e.g. MySQL, Cassandra) and data warehousing architecture and data modeling.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5 years of full-time engineering experience with experience mentoring and managing junior engineers in the team.
- Experience or interest in science models and methodologies.
- Experience building complex systems and knowledge of Hadoop related technologies such as HDFS, Kafka, Hive.
- A passion for taking ownership. You pride yourself on efficient monitoring, strong documentation, and proper test coverage and you call something “done” only when these are in place.
- Building and earning respect within the team and peers. You believe that you can achieve more on a team - that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. You rely on others' candid feedback for continuous improvement and you help others by returning the favor.
- BS/MS/Phd in Computer Science or related field
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 Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.