Manager II, Engineering

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

---- What the Candidate Will Do ----

1. Lead, manage and grow a team of customer-focused software engineers
2. Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team, and continuously improve software engineering practices
3. Own the craftsmanship, reliability, and scalability of your solutions
4. Bring a passion to stay on top of industry trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, and participate in internal and external technical communities
5. Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, and self-organization
6. Hire top performing engineering talent and maintaining our commitment to diversity and inclusion
7. Collaborate with and across teams to design, build, and ship great experiences for our customers

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. Lead, manage and grow a team of customer-focused software engineers
2. Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team, and continuously improve software engineering practices
3. Own the craftsmanship, reliability, and scalability of your solutions
4. Bring a passion to stay on top of industry trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, and participate in internal and external technical communities
5. Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, and self-organization
6. Hire top performing engineering talent and maintaining our commitment to diversity and inclusion
7. Collaborate with and across teams to design, build, and ship great experiences for our customers

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
2. 4+ years of experience as Engineering Manager
3. Exposure to or experience with:
4. Product engineering
5. Scalability engineering
6. Distributed systems
7. Team building:
8. Establishes an inclusive culture and values diverse perspectives.
9. Ability to compose and maintain a team with the appropriate blend of skills, seniority, and diversity that achieves technical team solutions while supporting individual growth.
10. Ability to get and keep commitment from the direct team and partner teams.
11. Expertise supporting and empowering a team to achieve mission and realize vision.
12. Expertise in building trust across teams.
13. Execution & Leadership
14. Expertise managing expectations and considering tradeoffs when establishing project plan and timelines.
15. Expertise leveraging diverse input, existing solutions, and available resources to make key decisions and achieve engineering milestones.
16. Expertise in monitoring success through effective use of measurable metrics and KPIs.
17. Track record of delivering results in fast-paced and highly ambiguous environments
18. Expertise conducting thorough reviews and post-mortems, performance management, mentorship, and employee development.
19. Passion for engineering excellence, demonstrated by championing quality, pushing for excellence, and achieving continuous improvement.
20. Expertise in partnering with talent acquisition to drive hiring excellence and obtain quality hiring results.
21. History of developing employees and up-leveling the organization.

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world forward, together.

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.

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