Sr Software Engineer - Delivery Matching

Uber; United States; Hybrid; USD 202,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & equity

401(k) plan

Various benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for the Deliverability team. You will architect extensible APIs, design high-throughput, low-latency backend services, and drive robust caching and observability across millions of orders.

You will partner with product managers and engineering teams to set technical standards, ensure reliable API contracts, and deliver multi-phase roadmaps. In-office presence is expected, with some remote flexibility for eligible roles.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional backend software engineering experience building scalable platforms.
• Strong proficiency in backend languages: Go, Java, C++, or Python.
• Deep understanding of high-throughput, low-latency microservice architectures, RESTful APIs, and gRPC/Protobuf.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end core platform services and extensible APIs.
• Orchestrate high-throughput systems with multi-tier downstream dependencies.
• Drive low-latency performance through multi-layered caching and efficient design.
• Champion observability and reliability with metrics, dashboards, and alerts.
• Lead cross-functional alignment with product and engineering teams.

Skills

Backend software engineering

Go/Java/C++/Python proficiency

REST & gRPC knowledge

Tools

Go

Java

C++

Python

REST APIs

gRPC/Protobuf

Job description

About the Team

The Deliverability team sits at the core of Uber's delivery marketplace as part of Merchant Optimization. Our mission is to transform mature, product-specific deliverability logic into a high-performance, highly scalable, and unified platform.

Serving as the critical gating layer for every Uber Eats transaction, our systems answer the fundamental real-time question: "Can this merchant deliver to this eater right now?" We evaluate this continuously across storefront browsing, checkout, and order creation globally.

We optimize merchant delivery zones to maximize platform selection while balancing reliability and profitability. The real-time decisions made by our Tier 1 backend services directly shape the selection breadth for key downstream platforms, including Search, Feed, and Ads.

Role & Responsibilities

As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Deliverability team, you will:

• Architect Extensible APIs: Lead the end-to-end design and execution of core platform services.
• Orchestrate High-Throughput Systems: Solve complex architecture challenges by designing robust workflow orchestration across deep, multi-tiered downstream service dependencies.
• Drive Low-Latency Performance: Design and implement multi-layered, distributed caching strategies to minimize latency and optimize load across high-concurrency microservices.
• Champion Observability & Reliability: Define key metrics and operational telemetry using dashboards (such as Grafana), and multi-tiered alerting to ensure mission-critical service availability across millions of daily orders.
• Lead Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with product managers and engineering teams across Marketplace to establish technical standards, align on API contracts, and deliver high-impact technical roadmaps.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional full-time software engineering experience building scalable backend platforms.
• Strong proficiency in modern backend languages, preferably Go, Java, C++, or Python.
• Deep understanding of high-throughput, low-latency microservice architectures, RESTful APIs, and gRPC/Protobuf protocols.
• Hands-on expertise with advanced caching mechanisms, concurrency control, and distributed state management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing workflow orchestration engines or managing intricate multi-service dependencies.
• Familiarity with geospatial indexing systems, mapping, or geofencing libraries (e.g., H3, S2Cell).
• Demonstrated expertise in telemetry, distributed tracing, performance monitoring, and managing high-concurrency production incidents.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives and deliver multi-phase engineering projects.
• Exposure to large-scale data engineering pipelines or foundational machine learning concepts.

Ready to Ride?

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.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 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.