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About the role
We are looking for talented engineers to join the Storage Platform. We provide standardized, integrated and fully managed database, object storage and cache infrastructure. Our offerings support large scale workloads, high QoS and are scalable and reliable. Together with that we provide the infrastructure that connects real-time databases to the Big Data Platform that powers business decisions at Uber.
What the Candidate Will Do
- Design, lead prototyping and development, test and roll out the next generations of our storage infrastructure at Uber, meeting high standards of performance, reliability, and usability.
- Collaborate with others, both from Storage Platform and from application engineering teams, to ensure that the infrastructure we’re building works seamlessly across different storage backends and best serves application engineers.
- Mentor more junior engineers, guiding their work and supporting their professional development.
- Contribute to enhancing the team’s technical and organizational culture; serve as a role model to others.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering field (e.g. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.).
- 4+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
- Experience implementing complex projects with multiple dependencies.
- Experience coding with Go, Java, C++ or Python.
- Experience in at least one of scalable storage and databases.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of scalable storage and distributed systems. For example, you know the tradeoffs of different sharding and replication strategies; you can reason about data consistency in a distributed environment.
- Experience analyzing, monitoring, and troubleshooting large-scale, high-traffic distributed systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write detailed technical documents.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.
For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 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.
