Uber Principal Engineer - Platform Database 

United States, West Virginia 

856398418

About the Role

We're seeking an experienced technical leader capable of architecting, implementing, and scaling solutions that meet our ambitious goals.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and inspire a team of engineers managing Uber’s distributed database technologies, including MySQL, , , and Cassandra
• Strategize and drive our database architecture, focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency
• Work closely with product teams to understand business requirements and translate them into robust database solutions
• Develop and enforce best practices in database design, ensuring data integrity, security, and optimal performance
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in transactional databases to enhance our systems and processes continually

What You’ll Need

• BS degree in Computer Science with over 10 years of industry experience
• A proven track record of excellence at the Principal Engineer level or higher within a leading technology company
• In-depth, hands-on experience with large-scale database deployments in a production environment.
• Expertise in distributed databases and database technologies such as MySQL, Oracle database, SQL Server, etc
• Solid understanding of distributed database architecture, data modeling, and performance tuning
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring a team of database engineers

Bonus Points If

• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science
• Extensive experience with cloud-based database solutions (OCI MySQL service, AWS RDS, Azure SQL database, Google Cloud SQL, MyRocks)
• Engagement with the open-source community
• Experience in live data migration and workload consolidation

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$284,000 per year - USD$315,500 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$284,000 per year - USD$315,500 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$284,000 per year - USD$315,500 per year.