Sr Software Engineer - Backend, Grocery & Retail Job at Uber (San Francisco)

Job Description

Collaborates with stakeholders within the team to build and maintain backend services and solutions to support user-facing products. The Grocery and Retail team is looking for a Software Engineer to execute on the team’s ambitious and fast-paced technology strategy. This is an important and visible role with a potential for significant impact on the fast growing grocery and retail business. We are looking for someone with deep knowledge and passion for software engineering, enjoys solving challenging technical and product problems, and can effectively collaborate with stakeholders.

Job Responsibility

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
Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement
Mentor and guide other engineers, providing technical leadership and encouraging a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment
Build and maintain scalable backend services and infrastructure
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

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field with at least 3 years of full-time Software Engineering work experience OR PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field with at least 1 year of full-time Software Engineering work experience
Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, C++, Python, or Go
3 years of experience with backend development, building and delivering end-user products.

Nice to have

Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field
More than 5 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
Strong problem-solving skills, with expertise in algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis

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

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