Software Engineer II - Engineer

Uber; United States; On-site; USD 171,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k) plan

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Software Engineer for the Uber Eats Feed team to build and scale feed products and its underlying platform. You will create resilient, high-throughput services powering real-time discovery experiences for millions of users.

Experience with scalable microservices, distributed systems, and backend languages (Go/Java/Python) is essential. The role involves working on production-grade systems at pace, with opportunities for bonuses, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 2 years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, Python, or C++.
• Experience designing scalable microservices and distributed systems.
• Understanding of data modeling, APIs, caching, and performance.
• Past production-grade system delivery in fast-paced environments.

Skills

Backend development

Go

Java

Python

Distributed systems

APIs

Caching

Data modeling

Education

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

Tools

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.

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

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.

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.