Staff Software Engineer

About the Role:

Uber Direct is a fast growing product in the B2C (Business to Consumer) space. It is our business level offering. We allow merchants to create deliveries by either using our Dashboard product or directly integrating with our public api. This lets a merchant add delivery services to their existing website or app.

What the Candidate Will Do

• Building strategic relationships with stakeholders across teams to align and deliver on goals, including leading org-wide engineering projects through all lifecycle stages.
• Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with diverse internal stakeholders (e.g., engineers, product managers, designers) to drive project and organizational goals.
• Contribute to engineering culture in terms of quality, monitoring, and on-call practices.
• Uplevel and enhance the engineering team via mentorship, best practices, and role modeling.
• Identify value and create efficiencies and teach others to do this as well.
• Provide technical leadership to the full engineering team up to and including the senior level engineers.
• Playing an active role in recruiting, interviewing, and continuously raising the hiring bar, as well as onboarding and mentoring new engineers.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years engineering experience
• Strong Technical Experience: Candidates require significant software engineering experience, highlighting expertise in Java, Go, or other primary programming languages.
• System Design: Proven experience in designing scalable and efficient system architectures.
• Problem Solving Skills: Advanced problem-solving skills, adept at complex technical challenges.
• Coding Skills: Deep knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Communication: Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts and solutions to stakeholders.
• Leadership: Experience in leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers.
• Educational Background: Typically a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

Preferred Qualifications

• Full-stack: Expert proficiency in backend technologies and extensive experience with frontend frameworks
• Org-wide Impact: Demonstrated ability to drive projects with org-wide scope and high impact.
• Technical Innovation: Experience in innovating and implementing significant technical solutions.
• API Design: Proficiency in designing robust APIs and interacting with various frontend systems.
• Scalability Projects: Proven track record in handling scalable projects involving multi-datacenter or cloud architectures.
• Mentorship: Experience in developing junior engineers into senior roles and enhancing their technical capabilities.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams including product managers and designers.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in fast-paced environments and evolving technology landscapes.