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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr Software Engineer - Engineer - **Company:** Uber - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $202,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Mobile Application Development, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Backend, Information Technology, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** September 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/F162CC08C9F14AA9BCAE04097E75AB69/job/ ## About the Role * PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field AND 2-years full-time Software Engineering work experience OR 5-years full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 3-years total technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: * Programming language (e.g., C, C++, Java, Python, or Go) Note: The 3 years total of specialized software engineering experience may have been gained through education and full-time work experience, additional training, coursework, research, or similar (OR some combination of these). The years of specialized experience are not necessarily in addition to the years of Education & full-time work experience indicated., * 5+ years of total software development experience * Extensive experience with fast-pace metrics-driven product iterations with strong reliability guardrails * Experience in crafting and developing large-scale distributed systems and scalable backend services that powers fast-pace product iterations using a microservices architecture * Extensive experience working in a fast-changing, groundbreaking domain. * Background in transportation and/or autonomous vehicle industry * Extensive experience building modular and scalable solutions that cater to a variety of clients and use cases. * Extensive experience with product engineering applications of Operations Research and Machine Learning. * Extensive experience navigating complex cross-functional collaboration: Aside from day-to-day collaboration with product and design counterparts, extensive experience working with business, legal, operations, technical project management, etc to drive consensus. * Extensive experience working closely with external partner engineering teams and their cross-functional partners. * Any level of enterprise mobile engineering experience ## Description As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be expected to lead key projects that contribute to one or several top-line KPIs for the team. 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