Uber Senior Software Engineer - Shared Rides 

United States, West Virginia 

923890694

About the Role

This role will focus on developing and optimizing the algorithms and systems that:

• match supply (drivers) and demand (riders) in real-time
• predict future demand from historic data or encourage future demand via scheduling
• utilize future demand to provide optimizations over real-time matching
• set a price-point which is affordable for riders and provides sustainable earnings to drivers and Uber
• integrate with Uber's rider and driver mobile experiences to communicate the value proposition from Sharing, as well as realistically set expectations for and economy product.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, and deploy systems/platform/algorithms to solve complex business problems and improve product performance
• Collaborate with applied/data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to understand requirements, define project goals, and deliver high-quality solutions
• Deliver and review technical design, code and documentation
• Drive ongoing efficiency and reliability improvements through design and automation: availability, performance, scaling, monitoring and capacity.
• Tackle sophisticated technical challenges involving multiple technology stacks
• Mentor and support your interns/fellow team members
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive best practices in data management, data quality, and service deployment
• Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in software engineering

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in professional software development experience, developing and deploying systems in production environments
• Strong knowledge of backend development, distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of different compilation steps (and ability to fix) in languages such as Go, C, C++, or Java.
• Masters or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• 3-5+ years of experience in in professional software development experience, developing and deploying systems in production environments
• Experience building a user facing product and working closely with Product Managers and Designers
• Strong motivation to grow and continuously develop new skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including experience with data-driven decision making via A/B testing, switchbacks or other methods of experimentation

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 Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.