Senior Software Engineer

Uber

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: New York, NYSan Francisco, CA
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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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The Sr Software Engineer joins the Hydration Platform team to build the foundation platform used by many engineering teams across Uber Eats. In this role, you will collaborate with infrastructure and product engineering teams to develop high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that serve store, item, and user data in real time. You will work on complex product challenges spanning feed, search, storefront, and checkout. The position requires proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, or Go to develop backend services, APIs, and distributed systems. You will utilize technologies including Kafka, Redis, MySQL, and Thrift while applying core computer science concepts like data structures, algorithms, and concurrency. Key responsibilities include performance optimization, monitoring, observability, and production debugging for large-scale systems.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Kafka Redis MySQL Thrift Python Go Java C++ C APIs System Design Performance Optimization Monitoring Observability Concurrency Data Structures Algorithms

What you'll do

Build high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems to serve store, item, and user data in real time.
Develop backend services, APIs, and distributed systems using languages like C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.
Write maintainable, well-tested production code for core user experiences like feed, search, and checkout.
Optimize system performance and manage monitoring, observability, and production debugging.
Implement microservice architectures using technologies such as Kafka, Redis, MySQL, and Thrift.
Drive cross-team projects involving infrastructure, storage, networking, and developer platforms.
Solve complex product challenges by developing innovative engineering solutions at a scale of millions of requests per second.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
Full-time software engineering work experience.
Technical software engineering experience in one or more specified areas.
Professional experience building and delivering production systems.
Proficiency in at least one programming language such as C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.
Experience developing backend services, APIs, or distributed systems.
Understanding of core computer science concepts including data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and system design.
Experience building scalable, high-throughput, and low-latency backend systems (preferred).

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