We are seeking passionate software engineers to join our Hydration Platform team and help build the foundation platform used by many engineering teams across Uber Eats.
You will collaborate closely with Uber infrastructure teams and Uber Eats product engineering teams. You will have opportunities to work across product lines spanning across feed, search, storefront and checkout.
About the Team:
The Hydration Platform team operates at the heart of Uber Eats’s technology stack. We build high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that serve store, item and user data to applications used by merchants, consumers and couriers in real time.
Our team works closely with Uber infrastructure teams across storage, networking and developer platforms. We develop innovative engineering solutions for complex product challenges. Operating at a scale of tens of millions of requests per second, our platform directly powers core user experiences like home feed, search, storefront and checkout.
Minimum qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field OR 5-year full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 3-year total technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Professional software engineering experience building and delivering production systems.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Python, or Go).
- Developing backend services, APIs, or distributed systems.
- Understanding of core computer science concepts, including data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and system design.
- Experience writing maintainable, well-tested production code.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and cross-functional partners.
- Note the 1-year total of specialized software engineering experience may have been gained through education and full-time work experience, additional training, coursework, research, or similar (OR some combination of these). The year of specialized experience is not necessarily in addition to the years of Education & full-time work experience indicated.
Preferred:
- Experience building scalable, high-throughput, and low-latency backend systems.
- Familiarity with micro service architecture and distributed system technologies such as Kafka, Redis, MySQL and Thrift.
- Experience with performance optimization, monitoring, observability, and production debugging.
- Experience in driving cross-team projects.
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.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 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. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
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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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Five years of full-time software engineering experience, including three years of technical software engineering experience, or equivalent qualifying education and experience
- Professional experience building and delivering production software 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 data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and system design
- Experience writing maintainable, well-tested production code
- Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills
- Experience building scalable, high-throughput, low-latency backend systems
- Familiarity with microservice architecture and Kafka, Redis, MySQL, or Thrift
- Experience with performance optimization, monitoring, observability, and production debugging
- Experience driving cross-team projects
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