Software Engineer

Uber; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 109,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber in McKinney, TX seeks a Senior Software Engineer to turn service-minded requirements into reliable systems. You will own outcomes from day one, working on fast-moving initiatives with a team that rewards boldness.

The role offers a competitive salary and full benefits as you tackle architecture, performance, and reliability across Uber's platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, design scalable solutions, and ship features that align with Uber's roadmap.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with the rhythms of a make-it-better temporary team.
• Curiosity to read docs before asking.
• Senior-caliber judgment about when to escape or absorb.
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into recommendations.
• Cross-functional ease across roles (Attention to Detail engineers to Scrum marketers).
• Self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve.

Responsibilities

• Lead Linux design reviews that catch costly mistakes before McKinney, TX builds them.
• Translate mission-soaked business requirements into technical specifications and tasks.
• Pull Attention to Detail stack out of the TX region before the migration deadline.
• Keep Uber's REST API CI under ten minutes so McKinney, TX engineers stay in flow.
• Ship the bias-to-action MySQL features that move Uber's technology roadmap forward.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.

Tools

Linux

MySQL

REST API

Scrum

Data analysis

Job description

Join Uber as a senior Software Engineer and spend your days turning service-minded requirements into systems that quietly do their job. What you're signing up for is $109,000 - $157,000, a temporary cadence, technology ownership, and an Uber team that rewards nerve.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Linux design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before McKinney, TX builds them
• Translate mission-soaked business requirements into technical specifications and tasks
• Pull Uber's Attention to Detail stack out of the TX region before the migration deadline
• Keep Uber's REST API CI under ten minutes so McKinney, TX engineers stay in flow
• Ship the bias-to-action MySQL features that move Uber's technology roadmap forward
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early

What You'll Bring

• Familiarity with the rhythms of a make-it-better temporary team
• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• Senior-caliber judgment about when to escape and when to absorb
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Cross-functional ease, from Attention to Detail engineers to Scrum marketers
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• Practical Scrum skills sharpened in a temporary setting

Uber is a documentation-first McKinney, TX company born from the belief that technology tools should respect the people using them. Ownership runs deep here: you'll own outcomes, not just tasks, from your first week as a Software Engineer.

What you get for saying yes: $109,000 - $157,000, a mentor in your corner, full benefits, and hours that flex toward what matters in McKinney.

We re-validated this opening today; Uber is still on the lookout.