Software Engineer II - Backend - Maps

Requirements

• Technically strong, with 5+ years of experience building highly scalable backend services
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience writing detailed technical documents
• Experience with Java (or other JVM based language)

Nice to Haves

• Experience with data pipelines - Airflow, Spark, HDFS, Hive
• Background in geospatial problem solving

What You Will Be Doing

• Implement Spark and related pipelines for ingestion of large-scale map data
• Optimize Big Data pipelines to be more efficient, performant, and reliable
• Extend and optimize large-scale services using NoSQL technologies to achieve greater reliability, higher throughput, and lower latencies
• Develop and maintain high QPS services that serve map data
• Influence the base map architecture and reach alignment with team members and stakeholders on the technical direction
• See the big picture and identify inefficiencies and opportunities for meaningful improvements across the Maps Platform and Uber as a whole

Perks and Benefits

• Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity
• Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law