Sr Staff Engineer - Engineer

About the role

Engineering at Uber means building for real-world impact under real-world constraints. As a Senior Staff Backend Engineer, you will lead the architecture and implementation of next-generation distributed systems that power the bedrock of Uber. This isn't just about writing code; it's about setting the technical direction for an entire organization in a fast-moving, high-ambiguity environment.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and implementation of highly available, resilient, and cost-efficient distributed systems that serve millions of users with strict sub-50ms latency…
• Architect systems capable of handling 1M+ requests per second while maintaining 99.99% availability and strong consistency guarantees for critical financial and pricing…
• Drive technical strategy for platform evolution, microservices architecture, and API design to simplify integration for new lines of business and third-party partners
• Build platform abstractions and developer tools that hide massive underlying complexity, enabling ML and product teams to iterate rapidly on core algorithms
• Spearhead architectural transitions toward "Dual-rail" resiliency, ensuring every mission-critical payment or pricing flow has redundant processing options to maximize…

What you need

• Data structures
• Business analysis
• Microservices
• Machine learning
• Incident response

Good to have

• Java
• Python
• Go
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• GCP