Sr. Software Engineer - Build Systems

Rocket Lab; New York (NY); On-site; USD 198,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber seeks a Senior Software Engineer to enhance their build platform. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in software engineering, expertise in build systems, and a passion for open-source contributions. You'll help ensure a fast and reliable development workflow and lead initiatives for innovative engineering solutions.

Benefits

Participate in bonus program

Equity award opportunities

Various benefits including health insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Expert level in programming languages like Go, Java, C/C++, Python or C#.
• Deep knowledge of at least one build system.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineers to innovate and develop scalable platforms.
• Drive improvements through design and automation for availability, performance, and reliability.
• Manage dependencies and collaborate to enable successful adoption of build infrastructure.

Skills

Software Engineering

Distributed Systems

Communication

Education

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Bazel

Buck

Pants

Nix

Job description

About the Role

Uber's Build team is looking for a top notch Senior Software Engineer to help deliver a frictionless build experience that is fast, reliable, and integrated seamlessly into the developer workflow.

You will help delight our engineering teams, and enable the whole engineering organization to iterate rapidly.

We create and contribute to open source software and collaborate with other industry leading tech companies with the belief that every developer should be productive.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

---- What the Candidate Will Do ----

1. Partner with fellow engineers to innovate, architect, develop and scale Uber's distributed build platform
2. Provide initiative and technical leadership to build reliable, high-quality solutions that scale with Uber's engineering processes.
3. Deliver and review technical design, code and documentation.
4. Drive ongoing efficiency and reliability improvements through design and automation: availability, performance, scaling, monitoring and capacity.
5. Manage upstream and downstream dependencies, collaborate with other engineering teams, gather requirements and enable successful adoption of build infrastructure.
6. Support your fellow teammates.

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
2. 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering
3. Expert level in one of the following programming languages: Go, Java, C/C++, Python or C# (Preferably Java).
4. Build System Expertise: Deep knowledge of at least one build system such as Bazel, Buck, Pants, Nix or similar.

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. Experience contributing to and improving open-source projects like Bazel, Bazel rules, and others.
2. Experience working on large scale monorepos
3. Experience in developing/operating high performance and large scale distributed systems in production. Sound understanding of fundamentals and principles of distributed systems.
4. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and across offices.

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 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. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber’s cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.