Director, Engineering - Uber Direct

Uber

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Salary
$302,000–$302,000 / yr
Posted
9 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $231k
This role $302k
$175k most similar roles pay here $316k

This role pays more than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $194,750–$266,494 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $302k versus about $231k for comparable roles.

Based on 239 similar postings.

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About Uber

Uber Technologies, Inc. is the world’s largest, San Francisco-based mobile technology platform facilitating on-demand ride-hailing, food delivery (Uber Eats), and freight transportation across approximately 70 countries.

Uber currently has 95 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $232,000–$232,000 across 76 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Engineering - Uber Direct

As the Director of Engineering at Uber Direct in New York or San Francisco, you will lead a dynamic team responsible for developing and scaling logistics solutions that enable restaurants, grocers, and retailers to leverage Uber’s delivery capabilities. Your role involves setting long-term technical vision, collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape product roadmaps, and managing both core logistics functionalities and innovative new ventures. You’ll ensure high availability of systems supporting millions of users while fostering a culture of engineering excellence that balances speed and technical debt. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in building large-scale real-time systems, leading software engineering teams, and working on marketplace problems within the logistics domain. This position requires expertise in mobile, platform, data pipelining, and machine learning technologies, as well as a deep understanding of logistics operations to drive global network expansion.

What you'll do

  • Lead the engineering team in architecting and building a scalable logistics platform.
  • Drive technical direction and product vision by collaborating with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams.
  • Balance portfolio between core capabilities and innovative new ventures for Uber Direct.
  • Attract, mentor, and develop talent to build a strong engineering brand for Uber Direct.
  • Foster a collaborative team culture and grow leaders within the organization.
  • Communicate the team’s vision effectively to represent Uber Direct in the Delivery+ group.
  • Maintain an operational model that balances speed of product development with technical debt management.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience building software across mobile, platform, data pipelining, and ML.
  • Proven track record in designing and managing large-scale real-time systems with high availability.
  • Minimum 7 years of management experience leading software engineering teams.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams in logistics-related domains like middle mile or last mile fulfillment.
  • Strong background in marketplace problems and distributed systems for large scale products.
  • Obsession with logistics science and passion for building global logistics networks impacting millions of customers.

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