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.