Sr Software Engineer - Location & Sensors

Uber; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 202,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity awards

401(k) plan

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Software Engineer on the Location & Sensors team in San Francisco to advance the Location Platform, enhance geospatial capabilities, and optimize sensor data processing for multiple products and services.

The role emphasizes building APIs, improving location accuracy, and supporting ML workflows while collaborating across teams. Strong production experience and documented architectures are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in professional software development, deploying systems in production environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including documentation of architectures and algorithms.
• Experience with Software Engineering Best Practices.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field; Masters preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement APIs to serve Location and Inferences.
• Collaborate with the team to improve location accuracy and sensor data processing.
• Design and build data pipelines to support machine learning workflows.
• Design and develop improvements to the company's location accuracy and document novel algorithms.

Skills

5+ years software development

Excellent communication

Software engineering best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Go

Java

C

C++

Job description

About the Role

As a Software Engineer on the Location & Sensors team, you will play a crucial role in developing the company's Location Platform to further enhance the company's geospatial capabilities. The Location & Sensors team is focused on improving location accuracy and sensor data processing to power various the company products and services. You will work on projects related to location data analysis, sensor fusion, and predictive modeling. This work directly impacts the efficiency and reliability of the company's core operations, including moving people, food, and groceries from point A to point B.

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field. Masters preferred. 5+ years of experience in professional software development experience, developing and deploying systems in production environments Knowledge of different compilation steps (and ability to fix) in languages such as Go, C, C++, or Java. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document architectures and algorithms. Experience with Software Engineering Best Practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with geospatial data and location-based services Familiarity with sensor data processing and analysis Experience with Go, Java Experience with distributed systems Experience with big data pipelines like Flink and Spark

What You Will Do

• Develop and implement APIs to serve Location and Inferences Collaborate with the team to improve location accuracy and sensor data processing. Design and build data pipelines to support machine learning workflows. Design and Develop improvements to the company's location accuracy Document novel algorithms for improving the company's location coverage.

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

You will be eligible to participate in the company'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 the company'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.the company 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.