Senior Staff Engineer, Grocery Fulfillment & Payments

Uber

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NYSeattle, WASan Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA
Posted: 16 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Engineer, Grocery Fulfillment & Payments

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As a Senior Staff Engineer on Uber’s Grocery Fulfillment team in New York, Seattle, San Francisco, or Sunnyvale, you will lead and inspire a team of engineers to develop scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient systems for grocery delivery. You will collaborate with product teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions, influence key platform teams across the company, and drive high-impact initiatives that power Uber’s rapidly growing grocery business. This role requires hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems, proficiency in languages like C++, Java, Python, or Go, and a strong track record of excellence at senior levels within leading tech companies. Ideal candidates will have expertise in logistics, fulfillment, or payments, thrive in fast-paced environments, and possess exceptional communication skills to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Python Java Go C++ Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB GraphQL RESTful APIs gRPC Microservices Scalability Reliability Performance Cost Efficiency

What you'll do

Lead and inspire a team of engineers developing grocery fulfillment technologies.
Drive the architecture strategy to ensure scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Translate business requirements into technical solutions for product teams.
Build and influence cross-functional relationships with key platform teams at Uber.
Facilitate technical decision-making and elevate engineering standards within the team.

What we're looking for

Over 10 years of industry experience with a proven track record at the Sr. Staff Engineer level or higher.
In-depth hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems in production environments.
Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.
Strong leadership skills in mentoring and inspiring backend and mobile engineering teams.
Bias for action and ability to thrive in a fast-paced engineering culture.
Exceptional communication skills to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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