Senior Staff Engineer - Grocery Fulfillment & Payments

Uber

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$267,000–$267,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $267k
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This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $155,875–$216,437 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $267k versus about $186k for comparable roles.

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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 · Senior Staff Engineer - Grocery Fulfillment & Payments

As a Senior Staff Engineer on Uber’s Grocery Fulfillment & Payments team, you will lead and inspire a team of engineers to develop scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient systems for grocery delivery. You will collaborate closely with product teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions, driving the fulfillment architecture while building relationships across key platform teams at Uber. 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 as an IC lead. Ideal candidates will have expertise in logistics, fulfillment, or payments, thriving in a fast-paced environment where technical depth and business acumen are equally valued.

What you'll do

  • Lead and inspire a team of engineers developing grocery fulfillment technologies.
  • Drive the architecture for scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient fulfillment systems.
  • Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions with product teams.
  • Influence key platform teams to build high-impact solutions for grocery initiatives.
  • Facilitate technical decision-making and elevate engineering standards within the team.

What we're looking for

  • Over 10 years of industry experience as a Sr. Staff Engineer or higher at a leading tech company.
  • Deep 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 and mentoring skills for backend and mobile engineering teams.
  • Bias for action and ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-impact engineering cultures.
  • Exceptional communication skills for engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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