Senior Backend Engineer, Fares Platform

Uber Technologies Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber Technologies Inc. is seeking a backend engineer for the Marketplace Fares team to build and scale our robust fares backend. You will work with product, operations, data science, and engineering to deliver features powering billions of dollars in gross bookings.

The role emphasizes Go and Python expertise, distributed systems, and a strong emphasis on reliability and testing. You will collaborate across teams, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to high-impact pricing and market

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a similar field.
• Strong coding/debugging abilities with Go and Python.
• 4+ years of backend development experience.
• Experience building highly available distributed systems at scale.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Background in payments/fintech engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build and expand Uber's Fares backend systems to support new features and launches.
• Customize fare configurations for every Uber business and market need.
• Participate in on-call rotations and respond to critical issues.

Skills

Go

Python

Backend development

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Uber Technologies Inc. is seeking a backend engineer for the Marketplace Fares team to build and scale our robust fares backend. You will work with product, operations, data science, and engineering to deliver features powering billions of dollars in gross bookings.

The role emphasizes Go and Python expertise, distributed systems, and a strong emphasis on reliability and testing. You will collaborate across teams, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to high-impact pricing and market