About the Role
- - - - What the Candidate Will Do ----
- Solve challenging and interesting engineering problems for Uber.
- Produce high quality code that is robust, efficient and maintainable; our primary languages are Java and Python.
- Demonstrate technical skills to go very deep or broad in solving classes of problems or creating broadly leverageable solutions.
- Interact with users directly to understand pain points and improve the systems.
- Collaborate with other talented team members within your group, smart technologists across product lines, to responsible leaders across Uber.
- Executes and contributes to the management of the end-to-end delivery of well-defined technical projects and solutions.
- - - - Basic Qualifications ----
- 4+ years of experience with software engineering. Sound understanding of computer architecture and CS fundamentals.
- Strong coding/debugging abilities: You have advanced knowledge of at least one programming language, and are happy to learn more. Our core languages are Python, Golang and Java.
- Big Data : Familiarity with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, or Flink for batch processing and with real-time data processing frameworks like Apache Kafka
- Fast learner : We're looking for software engineers who thrive on learning new technologies and don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. You should be able to adapt easily to meet the needs of our massive growth and rapidly evolving business environment.
- Architecture: Knowledge of data structures and an eye for architecture. You can discuss the tradeoff between architectural choices, both on a theoretical level and on an applied level.
- Push the bar on engineering best practices and help leadership build a strong engineering culture
- Grit, drive and a strong feeling of ownership coupled with collaboration.
- - - - Preferred Qualifications ----
- Good problem-solving and analytical skills. Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis.
- Understanding of distributed systems and architecture.
- Proven experience in large-scale distributed storage and database systems (SQL or NoSQL, e.g. MySQL, Cassandra).
- Experience with data-driven architecture and systems design knowledge of Hadoop-related technologies such as HDFS, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Hive, and Presto.
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