Sr Software Engineer

The Financial Products team is a highly focused growth team with a mission to build out Uber’s financial services. As one of the company’s core strategic initiatives, the team is responsible for launching high-impact projects that push the boundaries of Uber’s services and offerings and has a direct impact on the company’s performance.

On this team, we build user-facing fintech products and services that interface with the entire Uber platform, including Uber, UberEats, and Uber Driver apps. We ship on a global scale and pursue strategic projects in various markets to empower Uber’s business.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

—- What the Candidate Will Do —-

1. Collaborate closely with product, design, and business teams to design and implement new product ideas and business needs with a scalable solution
2. Drive adoption of best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability
3. Play an active role in the team’s technical design choices, code reviews, and documentation

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
2. 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer.
3. Proven experience in software development, with a strong understanding of programming languages such as Go, Java, Python, or C++.
4. Strong experience with backend development and microservices architecture.
5. Experience with data analytics and experimental design in an engineering context.
6. Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for innovation.
7. Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

—- Preferred Qualifications —-

1. Strong sense of ownership
2. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
3. Highly efficient coding in Golang, Java or any similar languages.
4. Strong background in data analytics tools such as Hive, or similar.
5. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and testing frameworks.
6. Demonstrated leadership skills, with experience in mentoring and guiding junior engineers.
7. Proven experience of shipping high-quality product features on schedule and with high velocity
8. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to articulate complex ideas to various stakeholders.