Senior Streaming Platform Architect & Tech Lead

Uber; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Program

Equity Awards

401(k) Plan

Other Benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking a senior software architect to define the technical vision and architecture for its streaming data platform in Sunnyvale. You will lead large-scale initiatives across teams to improve scalability, reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.

The role requires 6+ years in software engineering with deep expertise in distributed systems, data infrastructure, and technical leadership. You will mentor senior engineers and establish reliability practices, shaping capacity,

Qualifications

• Requires at least 6 years of software engineering experience and deep expertise designing, operating, and optimizing large-scale distributed systems or data infrastructure.
• Candidates should demonstrate technical leadership across complex initiatives, strong systems programming skills, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision and architecture for Uber's streaming data platform, improving scalability, reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Lead complex infrastructure initiatives across teams, establish engineering and reliability practices, and mentor senior engineers.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Streaming Data Platforms

System Architecture

Fault Tolerance

High Availability

Performance Optimization

Scalability Engineering

Data Infrastructure

Technical Leadership

Multi-Tenant Platforms

Capacity Management

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Java

Go

C++

Scala

Job description

Uber is seeking a senior software architect to define the technical vision and architecture for its streaming data platform in Sunnyvale. You will lead large-scale initiatives across teams to improve scalability, reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.

The role requires 6+ years in software engineering with deep expertise in distributed systems, data infrastructure, and technical leadership. You will mentor senior engineers and establish reliability practices, shaping capacity,