Senior Data & Backend Engineer with Scalable Trust Systems

Uber; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 202,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber in San Francisco seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Data & Backend) to architect mission-critical systems powering trust across the global marketplace. You will own design, development, and production support for backend and data platforms across high-stakes pricing and payments.

The role emphasizes performance, reliability, and scale, with opportunities to influence architecture and deliver real-world impact. Uber offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, IT, Math, Physics, or related field.
• 3 years' experience in: C++, Python, Java, Git, or SVN.
• Experience in mobile security and performance engineering.
• Strong data structures and algorithms skills.
• Experience designing technology stacks.
• Experience debugging and monitoring production services.
• Backend development experience.
• Software Development Lifecycle familiarity.
• Android programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test backend and data systems at Uber.
• Ensure security, performance, and reliability of applications.
• Monitor production systems and address incidents.
• Own end-to-end feature development from design to deployment.
• Collaborate across teams to improve engineering productivity.
• Build components that integrate into a larger system.
• Address production issues and drive reliability improvements.
• Analyze complex data to inform technical decisions.
• May telecommute as needed.

Tools

Git

SVN

Job description

Uber in San Francisco seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Data & Backend) to architect mission-critical systems powering trust across the global marketplace. You will own design, development, and production support for backend and data platforms across high-stakes pricing and payments.

The role emphasizes performance, reliability, and scale, with opportunities to influence architecture and deliver real-world impact. Uber offers competitive compensation and benefits.