About the Role

The streaming platform team is responsible for providing the streaming processing and analytics technology offerings to the engineering teams at Uber. We provide infrastructure and platform services to power thousands of Flink jobs and workflows, process trillions of messages per day with seconds latency and data freshness.

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Engineer to refine and optimize our streaming platform capabilities while keeping a close tie with our stakeholders. You will work on building solutions that drive our business by scaling our current streaming system, exploring venture bets and collaborating with experts in infrastructure and product managers to deliver results.

What the Candidate Will Do

- Design and implement features of a high-performance streaming platform, prioritizing scalability, reliability, and efficiency.

- Develop and implement state-of-the-art streaming platform, enhancing quality, reliability and performance.

- Optimize existing streaming infrastructure for efficiency, latency, and freshness.

- Devise and implement solutions that seamlessly scale with the growing needs of our user base.

Basic Qualifications

- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

- Highly proficient in one of the following programming languages: Java, Go, C/C++. Good scripting skills and ability to pick up new ones.

- Systematic problem solving approach and knowledge of algorithms, data structures and complexity analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

- Under the hood experience with Flink, Kafka, Storm, Samza and other Streaming technologies is a strong plus

- Experience with highly available/fault tolerant, replicated data storage systems, large scale data processing systems or enterprise/cloud storage systems is also a strong plus

- 5+ years of experience building and managing distributed systems. Sound understanding of distributed system fundamentals

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link [https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits](https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits).

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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](https://forms.gle/aDWTk9k6xtMU25Y5A).

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.