Senior Software Engineer, Uber Direct Job at Uber (Seattle)

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Search)

We are on a mission to build a reliable, fast, and scalable search for DoorDash....

Location

United States , San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Seattle, WA

Salary:

231200.00 - 340000.00 USD / Year

DoorDash

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
10+ years of industry experience, with a track record of leading large-scale, high-impact components and systems
Proven ability to drive multi-quarter technical roadmaps as a technical lead, with clear ownership of architectural decisions
Deep expertise in distributed systems and data pipelines at scale. Expertise in search infrastructure, including indexing and serving stack
Strong understanding of ML systems, embedding-based retrieval, model serving tradeoffs, and multi-stage ranking architectures
Strong technical intuition paired with the ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders
Humility and growth mindset, leading through expertise and collaboration, not hierarchy

Job Responsibility

Lead at scale: Serve as the uber tech lead for Search, providing technical vision and architectural direction across the entire organization. Own a multi-year roadmap that spans multiple services and teams powering mission-critical products at DoorDash
Architect the next-generation search stack: Drive the rebuild of core search infrastructure, including indexing pipelines, embedding-based retrieval, and ML ranker serving in latency-sensitive paths. This stack will power both consumer search and agentic commerce experiences at DoorDash scale
Influence across teams: Drive alignment across ML, Infrastructure, Product, and partner engineering teams. Mentor staff and senior engineers across the search org to raise the bar of technical excellence
Shape engineering culture: Set the technical bar for how the search org designs, ships, and operates large-scale systems, and define the patterns that will outlast any single project
Hands-on problem solving: Dig into complex distributed systems challenges, from low-latency serving to indexing freshness tradeoffs, and write code that moves the needle

What we offer

401(k) plan with employer matching
16 weeks of paid parental leave
wellness benefits
commuter benefits match
paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws
medical, dental, and vision benefits
11 paid holidays
disability and basic life insurance
family-forming assistance
mental health program

Fulltime

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Membership

Uber One is Uber's flagship membership program and one of the company's most cri...

Location

United States , San Francisco, California; Sunnyvale, California

Salary:

267000.00 - 297000.00 USD / Year

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
10+ years of professional software development experience, building and operating systems in production environments
Strong expertise in backend development, distributed systems, and system design for large-scale, low-latency applications
Demonstrated ability leading complex, multi-team technical initiatives with significant cross-organizational dependencies and design complexity
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with Product, Data Science, Marketing, and business stakeholders
Proven ability to mentor and elevate other engineers, including Senior and Staff-level ICs

Job Responsibility

Set technical direction across various engineering pillars encompassing membership growth, retention, benefits delivery, experimentation, and platform infrastructure — ensuring architectural coherence and high engineering standards across a 70+ engineer organization
Design and evolve large-scale distributed systems that power membership lifecycle management, benefits eligibility and fulfillment, savings computation, and real-time personalization across Uber's Rides, Delivery, and Grocery surfaces
Lead complex, multi-team technical initiatives with significant cross-organizational dependencies — coordinating with Eats, Rides, Grocery, Payments, Pricing, Fares, Fulfillment Engineering teams to deliver integrated membership experiences
Drive data-informed product engineering by building instrumentation, establishing OKRs, and leveraging experimentation (A/B testing, holdout analysis) to optimize membership coverage, conversion, engagement, and savings delivery
Architect for scale and reliability — designing systems that handle millions of real-time membership eligibility checks, benefits applications, and personalized offer computations with low latency and high availability
Mentor and elevate engineers across the organization, including Senior and Staff-level ICs, raising the technical bar and fostering a culture of engineering excellence, code quality, and operational rigor
Shape technical strategy in partnership with Product Management, Data Science, and business leadership — translating membership growth and engagement objectives into engineering roadmaps and architectural decisions
Deliver and review technical designs, code, and documentation to a high standard, championing best practices in service architecture, data management, and deployment

What we offer

Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
Eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan
Various benefits

Fulltime

Staff Software Engineer

The Developer Platform is a foundational layer supporting thousands of services ...

Location

Netherlands , Amsterdam

Salary:

Not provided

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in backend, platform, or infrastructure engineering roles within high-scale technology environments
Demonstrated experience operating at a Staff or Senior Staff or Principal Engineer level, providing technical leadership across multiple teams or domains
Deep hands-on experience building and operating distributed backend systems at scale.

Job Responsibility

Define and drive the agentic SDLC vision shaping how all builders at Uber should build features
Lead and implement modernization initiatives across multiple orgs to improve developer productivity, reliability, and scalability within large shared-code or monorepo environments
Establish technical standards, governance, and consistency by aligning platform direction horizontally across hundreds of engineering teams and multiple geographic locations
Balance hands-on technical execution (e.g., platform upgrades, automation, dependency management) with strategic architectural thinking, ensuring near-term stability while building toward a long-term vision
Serve as a technical mentor and leader, elevating engineering craft and decision-making for Staff and Senior Staff engineers within the Developer Platform organization.

Fulltime

Senior Staff Engineer - Marketplace Competitive Intelligence

Uber is looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to lead the technical vision and exe...

Location

United States , San Francisco; Seattle

Salary:

267000.00 - 297000.00 USD / Year

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Master's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field with 7+yrs of software development experience
Proficiency in one of the programming languages (e.g. C, C++, Java, Python, or Go)
Experience driving large-scale system modernization, performance optimizations, and deployment safety improvements
Ability to lead large technical initiatives and drive cross-team collaboration across platform, security, and infrastructure teams.

Job Responsibility

Lead the design and development of systems that extract strategic insights from unreliable and fragmented market data
Architect and guide the implementation of real-time defenses against scraping and data abuse, working on adversarial machine learning and bot detection solutions to protect Uber’s data and platform integrity at scale
Drive critical cross-functional initiatives by partnering with data science, security, product, and engineering teams to align technical solutions with business priorities and long-term strategy
Mentor senior engineers across multiple teams, providing technical direction, setting engineering standards, and fostering a culture of high-quality system design, experimentation, and resilience.

What we offer

Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
Eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan
Various benefits.

Fulltime

Senior Staff Engineer - Autonomous Vehicle Platform

The Autonomous Mobility & Delivery (AM&D) team is leading Uber’s autonomous futu...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

267000.00 - 297000.00 USD / Year

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field AND 4-years full-time Software Engineering work experience OR 7-years full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 4-years total technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: Programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Python, or Go)
Past experience in developing large-scale, distributed systems
Strong understanding of technical architecture, system design, and problem solving acuity for sophisticated technical challenges
Proven track record of leading and scaling high-impact product platform initiatives. Strong technical expertise with deep knowledge of platform architecture, microservices, and best practices for building resilient, scalable systems
Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional partners to drive business outcomes through a platform approach

Job Responsibility

Set the architectural vision: Define and drive the technical direction for the AM&D platform, partnering closely with product and business leaders to create real impact for Uber and our customers
Lead major platform initiatives: Own and scale critical systems across the API Gateway, Simulation Platform, and Data Pipelines & Reporting
Mentor and inspire: Provide technical leadership and coaching to a high-performing team of engineers, helping foster an innovative and collaborative culture
Build for scale and reliability: Design, develop, and deploy platform components that are resilient, extensible, and easily integrated across multiple Uber surfaces
Collaborate across Uber: Work with cross-functional and cross-company teams to ensure our autonomous platform aligns with Uber’s broader marketplace and product strategies

What we offer

Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan
Eligible for various benefits

Fulltime

Senior Engineering Manager - Uber Courier

Courier is one of the fastest growing businesses at Uber. It is an on-demand C2C...

Location

India , Hyderabad

Salary:

Not provided

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment
5+ years of experience as an engineering manager and at least 2+ years managing managers having launched many successful products, led the team through technology migrations, introduced new processes to streamline execution & collaboration etc
8+ years of experience writing production software in large scale distributed systems
Strong computer science fundamentals
Clear communicator with the ability to motivate the team and influence the stakeholders to align on goals
Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or Operations Research, or equivalent technical background with exceptional demonstrated impact
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java, or Go
Proficiency in upholding high standards of quality, reliability, and operational excellence

Job Responsibility

Manage a team of 25 with a mix of engineering managers and engineers with varying levels of seniority
Coaches and mentors both direct reports and skip levels to foster a culture of taking risks and allowing teams to learn from failures
Create a compelling vision for the team that aligns with company goals, and deliver on that promise by fast paced execution and continuous experimentation
Coach managers on crafting a vision for their team(s)
Work closely with the PM, design and other eng leads to build an ambitious roadmap and execute with a sense of urgency
Embrace the startup culture and build a high degree of ownership & accountability in your team leading by example
Build strong relationships with many upstream and downstream teams
Thoroughly understand strengths and development areas for the team members, coach them to reach their full potential and grow their careers

Fulltime

Senior Engineering Manager

The Online Data Platform team at Uber builds and operates the foundational real-...

Location

India , Bangalore

Salary:

Not provided

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems, with deep expertise in database systems, online data platforms, or adjacent infrastructure (search, OLAP, streaming).
4+ years of engineering management experience, including direct management of Senior Engineers and at least one layer of management (Engineering Managers or Tech Lead Managers).
Proficiency in Go and/or Java
strong command of distributed systems fundamentals Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and roadmap for complex, high-scale systems with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Job Responsibility

Lead, grow, and mentor a multi-layer organisation of Senior Engineers, Tech Lead Managers (TLMs), and Engineering Managers — owning hiring, performance management, career development, and team culture.
Build a high-performing, inclusive engineering team with a strong culture of technical excellence, ownership, high bar for quality and psychological safety.
Define and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for Vitess and MySQL at Uber
Provide hands-on technical oversight: lead architecture reviews, set engineering standards, and maintain a high bar for design quality, reliability, and operational hygiene across all team charters.
Own SLO definition and reliability targets for the Vitess and MySQL platforms
drive incident response culture, runbook discipline, and systematic post-mortem processes.
Partner with stakeholders across Engineering to align on
Represent the team in senior leadership forums and cross-functional reviews
Engage with the open source Vitess and MySQL ecosystem

Fulltime

Electrical Engineer

Amentum is seeking technical Electrical Engineer professionals with related educ...

Location

United States , Dahlgren

Salary:

Not provided

Amentum

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret US Government Clearance
US Citizenship is required to obtain a Secret Clearance
Must maintain a valid Real ID driver’s license required for access to customer site
Must have access to reliable transportation (rideshare options such as Uber, Lyft etc. are not permitted)
Position requires occasional travel between local worksites during the week
Senior Level: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline
Ten (10) years professional technical experience including at least five (5) years specialized experience in the areas of maritime, launcher, missile, weapon, or weapon control systems concept definition, design, integration, and engineering
Mid Level: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline
Five (5) years professional technical experience which includes three (3) years specialized experience performing design and integration engineering, test and evaluation activities, electrical systems requirements management, electrical systems engineering design, utilization electrical systems engineering design software tools, and electrical systems engineering processes
Entry Level: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline

Job Responsibility

Support Naval projects at Dahlgren, VA
Be part of our growing systems & software engineering team
Contribute to our diverse skillsets across multiple prime contracts in support of our Centers of Excellence
Solve complex Digital Engineering challenges
Apply your skills to the latest DoD weapons and sensor systems, modernizing the Navy and contributing to mission success
Interact directly with customers and engineering personnel

Fulltime

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