Senior Backend Software Engineer, Earner Payments

Requirements

• 6+ years of backend software engineering experience with Strong CS fundamentals.
• Extensive software design and development skills.
• Expertise in one or more object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Java, Golang, Python).
• Experience with production-quality services, deployment, monitoring, and reliability.
• Background in distributed storage and database systems (SQL or NoSQL, e.g. MySQL, Cassandra).
• Ability to decompose complex problems into clean, extensible, performant services and systems.
• Self-driven to identify opportunities to make things better and efficient.
• Thoughtfulness. High adaptability. A willingness to learn.
• Experience mentoring team members & being a trusted advisor.
• A team player attitude.

Nice to Haves

• You have prior experience working on features end-to-end, including frontend, backend, and database.
• Background in building high-performance, scalable distributed systems.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build elegant backend platform components for high-throughput and low-latency distributed systems.
• Solve challenging problems with cutting-edge design and algorithms.
• Work with others in the team to maintain the health of the systems and code base.
• Drive adoption of best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability.
• Analyze and decompose complex software systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Work with smart and motivated teammates in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Perks and Benefits

• Opportunity to work on Uber's mission to reimagine the way the world moves.
• Challenges that drive growth and speed fuel progress.
• Collaborative office environment central to Uber's cultural identity.
• Accommodations available based on religious and/or medical conditions.