Senior Data & Backend Engineer — Scale, Reliability & Impact

Uber; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 202,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Data & Backend) in Sunnyvale to architect mission-critical systems powering trust across the global marketplace. You will design, develop, and test software, ensuring pay accuracy, scalable pricing simulations, and end-to-end ownership from design to production support.

Expect to work on high-impact projects with performance, reliability, and scale as top priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT/Math/Physics and 5 years of related experience.
• 5 years in C++, Python, Java, Git or SVN, and SQL or MySQL.
• Strong data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and software lifecycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software applications.
• Design, develop, and/or test software applications using company technology stack.
• Apply technical knowledge to evaluate complex data, developments, and projects to provide recommendations for technical issues.
• Support the company's business operations and improve engineering productivity.
• Build software components that can be integrated into a fully functional software system.
• Resolve production issues to improve product and system reliability.
• May telecommute.

Skills

C++

Python

Java

Data structures

Algorithms

Distributed systems

Software lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT/Math/Physics

Tools

Git

SVN

Job description

Uber is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Data & Backend) in Sunnyvale to architect mission-critical systems powering trust across the global marketplace. You will design, develop, and test software, ensuring pay accuracy, scalable pricing simulations, and end-to-end ownership from design to production support.

Expect to work on high-impact projects with performance, reliability, and scale as top priorities.