About the team
The Disruptive Growth team at Uber Eats is building our next big bet in affordability: "Meal Deals". This high-priority product is dedicated to making Uber Eats more accessible for everyone. Our team's mission is to scale Meal Deals and other growth products to global markets, driving significant revenue and business growth worldwide.
About the role
Our mission is to expand Uber Eats business by experimenting, iterating, and launching world-class consumer-facing growth features. We are looking for a highly motivated Back End Engineer with a deep passion for product to contribute to this mission. In this role, you won't just write code; you will help define what a great product looks like. Your contributions will directly impact a rapidly growing business unit, shaping the user experience for millions of customers.
Basiq Qualifications
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of working experience in the software engineering industry
- Proficient in modern programming languages, such as Go, Java, C++.
- Hands-on experience building and scaling Consumer-Facing (B2C) products.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong product mindset and passion with a proven track record of optimizing product features to improve user experience and drive business metrics.
- Experience collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and data science, to drive innovation in consumer applications.
- Experience building highly scalable, distributed backend systems that support millions of users.
- Experience supporting and mentoring other engineers, while fostering a collaborative, inclusive team culture
For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 per year.
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
About UsReady to Ride?
This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.
You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.
Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Skills Required
- BS or MS in Computer Science, a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of software engineering industry experience
- Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Go, Java, or C++
- Hands-on experience building and scaling consumer-facing B2C products
- Strong product mindset and experience optimizing product features to improve user experience and business metrics
- Experience collaborating with product, design, and data science teams on consumer applications
- Experience building highly scalable distributed backend systems supporting millions of users
- Experience supporting and mentoring engineers
Uber Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Uber and has not been reviewed or approved by Uber.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies provide a minimum of fully paid parental leave for all parents and financial support for fertility, adoption, and surrogacy, with added credits to ease the transition. Programs extend to family medical leave and parenting support resources, indicating depth beyond baseline offerings.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive across many countries, with medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and mental health benefits, plus allowances where direct plans are not available. Wellness programs and reimbursements further reinforce access to care.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Monthly ride and meal credits, free office meals/snacks, fitness stipends, onsite gyms, and wellbeing reimbursements create meaningful everyday value. Home‑office stipends, travel medical coverage, and counseling support round out lifestyle-oriented perks.
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What We Do
We are Uber. The go-getters. The kind of people who are relentless about our mission to help people go anywhere and get anything. Movement is what we do. 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.
Why Work With Us
We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world forward, together.
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