About the Role:We are hiring for multiple teams across the Mobility and Delivery Product Engineering organization. As a Backend Engineer, you will drive the implementation of a variety of products and systematic improvements while working closely with cross-functional folks and other senior engineers. You’ll work closely with product, operations, data science, and engineering teams throughout the company. You will make an impact in the real world using exciting and new technology.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field with at least 1 year of full-time Software Engineering work experience OR PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field
- Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, C++, Python, or Go
- Experience with backend development and infrastructure
- Strong problem-solving skills, with expertise in algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis
- A desire to be part of a team that delivers impactful results every day
- Innate drive to deliver results and a deep sense of accountability for your work
- Passion for designing and building hyper-scale distributed systems
- Resilience, determination, ownership mindset, and a keen appetite for collaborative efforts
- Committed to crafting clear, maintainable, and reusable software
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think algorithmically.
Preferred Qualifications:- Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field
- More than 3 years of full-time Software Engineering work experience
- Proven experience building highly available distributed systems (at Uber scale) and working across multiple backend services
- Experience working on scalable backend systems utilizing a microservices architecture
- High bar for quality as demonstrated by code reviews, documentation, unit and integration testing
- Experience with optimization techniques and algorithmic development
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
What You’ll Do:
- Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable software solutions
- Collaborate with product managers, cross-engineering teams, data scientists and other partners to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications
- Identify opportunities and lead of the entire development lifecycle end-to-end, from architecture design and coding to deployment
- Conduct thorough code reviews, offering constructive feedback to maintain high code quality and elevate coding standards
Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on our software systems and recommending appropriate integrations or improvements
Participate in periodic on-call rotations and be available for critical issues
For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$158,000 per year - USD$175,500 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$158,000 per year - USD$175,500 per year.
For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$158,000 per year - USD$175,500 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$158,000 per year - USD$175,500 per year.