Uber Sr Staff Software Engineer 

United States, West Virginia 

397261112

What the Candidate Will Do:

1. Building strategic relationships with stakeholders across teams to align and deliver on goals, including leading org-wide engineering projects through all lifecycle stages.
2. Playing an active role in recruiting, interviewing, and continuously raising the hiring bar, as well as onboarding and mentoring new engineers.
3. Embracing and promoting Uber's cultural values, defining and enhancing the engineering and people culture within the team.
4. Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with diverse internal stakeholders (e.g., engineers, product managers, designers) to drive project and organizational goals.
5. Demonstrating thought leadership in making decisions that balance priorities and impact, promoting choices that support organizational goals even when challenging at an individual or team level.
6. Serving as a representative for the organization in broader technical communities, thus influencing and shaping external perceptions and standards.
7. Consistently seeking opportunities to drive business impact through technical solutions, recognizing the importance of operational excellence in engineering output.

Basic Qualifications:

1. Strong Data Engineering Experience: Candidates require significant data engineering experience with expertise in SQL, Hive, Hadoop and other big data technologies.
2. Strong Technical Experience: Candidates require significant software engineering experience, highlighting expertise in Python, Java, Go, or other primary programming languages.- System Design: Proven experience in designing scalable and efficient system architectures.
3. Problem Solving Skills: Advanced problem-solving skills, adept at complex technical challenges.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Technical Innovation: Experience in innovating and implementing significant technical solutions.
2. Data Modeling and Building Scalable ETL Pipelines
3. Scalability Projects: Proven track record in handling scalable projects involving multi-datacenter or cloud architectures.
4. Mentorship: Experience in developing junior engineers into senior roles and enhancing their technical capabilities.
5. Cross-functional Collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams including product managers and designers.
6. Coding Skills: Deep knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
7. Communication: Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts and solutions to stakeholders.
8. Leadership: Experience in leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers.
9. Educational Background: Typically a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$257,000 per year - USD$285,500 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$257,000 per year - USD$285,500 per year.