Software Engineer II - Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber Technologies Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer for the Uber Eats Feed team in Sunnyvale, CA. You will build and scale high-throughput services powering real-time discovery experiences and personalized feed content.

Required are a CS-related bachelor's degree, 2+ years of backend experience, and expertise in Go, Java, Python, or C++. Knowledge of microservices, APIs, caching, and performance optimization is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2 years of backend development experience delivering end-user products.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Go, Java, Python, or C++).
• Experience designing scalable microservices and distributed systems.
• Understanding of data modeling, APIs, caching, and performance optimization.
• History of delivering production-grade systems in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale Uber Eats feed products and the underlying platform.
• Develop resilient, high-throughput services enabling real-time discovery experiences.
• Work on ML-powered personalization and content delivery at scale.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Data modeling

APIs

Caching

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Go

Java

Python

C++

gRPC

Kafka

Redis

Cassandra

Job description

About the role:

As a Software Engineer on the Uber Eats Feed team at Uber, you will be at the forefront of building and scaling Uber's feed products and its underlying platform. You will be building resilient, high-throughput services that bring together data, intelligence, and product logic to power real-time, delightful discovery experiences.

About the Team:

The Uber Eats Feed team is responsible for the personalized, curated experience that customers see when they open the Uber Eats app. This includes ML-powered recommendations, merchandising systems, dynamic ranking, and content delivery at scale to millions of users.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2 years of experience with backend development, building and delivering end-user products.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g., Go, Java, Python, C++).
• Experience designing and deploying scalable microservices and distributed systems.
• Basic understanding of data modeling, APIs, caching, and performance optimization.
• Past experience of delivering high-impact, production-grade systems in fast-paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scalability engineering & Distributed systems experience.
• Experience working on consumer-facing applications at large scale and low latency.
• Background in search, recommendations, Ads or ML-powered personalization systems is beneficial.
• Experience with technologies such as gRPC, Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, or similar distributed data systems.
• Basic experience in debuggability projects by strategically investing in monitoring and observability initiatives.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $171,000 per year - USD $190,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $171,000 per year - USD $190,000 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

Ready to Ride?

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook - it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves - we'd love to hear from you.

You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.

Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.