Responsibilities
- Define and drive the one- to two-year technical strategy and global platformization across core backend surfaces.
- Architect and build low-latency, high-concurrency distributed infrastructure using Go, Java, or C++.
- Develop reusable libraries and SDKs that shift local features into shared platform capabilities.
- Serve as an escalation point for severe production incidents, establish latency targets, and run blameless post-mortems.
- Reduce technical debt and optimize system performance across engineering organizations.
- Build technical alignment across teams and translate complex business requirements into modular, extensible system designs.
- Lead through technical influence and coach senior engineers across the organization.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience focused on high-concurrency distributed backend systems.
- A proven track record of serving as the technical reference for multiple cross-functional squads.
- Experience with multi-threading, core memory management, lock contention, memory leaks, event-driven architectures, distributed transactions, and system idempotency.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent practical industry experience.
- Experience building internal frameworks or shared services that improve developer velocity is preferred.
- Strong judgment in buy-versus-build decisions and planned technical debt management is preferred.
- Experience with large-scale observability and monitoring frameworks is preferred.
- Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and lead through technical influence is preferred.
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About Uber
We are Uber. The go-getters. The kind of people who are relentless about our mission to help people go anywhere and get anything and earn their way. Movement is what we power. It’s our lifeblood. It runs through our veins. It’s what gets us out of bed each morning. It pushes us to constantly reimagine how we can move better. For you. For all the places you want to go. For all the things you want to get. For all the ways you want to earn. Across the entire world. In real time. At the incredible speed of now. The idea for Uber was born on a snowy night in Paris in 2008, and ever since then our DNA of reimagination and reinvention carries on. We’ve grown into a global platform powering flexible earnings and the movement of people and things in ever expanding ways. We’ve gone from connecting rides on 4 wheels to 2 wheels to 18-wheel freight deliveries. From takeout meals to daily essentials to prescription drugs to just about anything you need at any time and earning your way. From drivers with background checks to real-time verification, safety is a top priority every single day. At Uber, the pursuit of reimagination is never finished, never stops, and is always just beginning.