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The Maps Search team powers location search and discovery across Uber’s ecosystem - enabling pickup and dropoff location search & recommendations for Rides, Eats and other lines of business. This is a full-stack, high-impact team building cutting-edge ML models for retrieval and ranking, planet-scale distributed systems operating at ultra-low latency, and seamless mobile experiences that define how users discover places and interact with the map. Search is a mission-critical surface that directly impacts conversion, reliability, and consumer growth. As the Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead the entire Maps Search organization (~20 engineers and managers across San Francisco and Toronto at present). This exciting role sits at the intersection of ML/AI innovation, distributed systems, and user experience. Your leadership will directly influence business growth and reliability of one of Uber’s most critical entry points.
Job Responsibility:
Partner deeply with Product, Applied Science, and other teams at Uber to define strategy & drive execution on company-critical initiatives
Set the multi-year technical vision and strategy for Maps search and recommendations across Uber
Raise the bar on ML innovation and platform reliability at global scale
Build and mentor a strong bench of engineering leaders (EMs & Tech leads)
Requirements:
10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience building or leading ML/AI or optimization-driven systems
5+ years of engineering management experience, including managing managers or tech leads
Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams (backend services + ML/AI required
mobile experience a plus)
Track record of leading mission-critical, consumer-facing products or platforms in close partnership with cross-functional stakeholders
Demonstrate experience in developing and retaining high-performing engineering teams
Nice to have:
Experience leading large-scale search, ranking, retrieval, or recommendation systems in production
Experience taking search or recommendation products from early prototypes to scaled, consumer-facing platforms
Demonstrated ability to influence product and business strategy beyond immediate organizational scope
Experience leading multi-geography engineering organizations
Strong track record of hiring, mentoring, and developing senior engineering leaders (EMs, Staff+ engineers)
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