Senior AI Applications Developer, FinTech

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and visionary Senior Applications Developer (L5) to join our Uber FinTech Product AI team. This role is uniquely positioned at the intersection of AI innovation and enterprise finance transformation. You will be responsible for developing AI-powered applications that unlock automation, insights, and operational efficiency across our global Finance and Accounting organizations.

This is a hands-on, impact-driven role: you will be building proofs-of-concept (POCs) with LLMs and related technologies (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph), collaborating closely with FinTech Engineering who will productionalize your work, and partnering with Finance and Accounting stakeholders to identify and prioritize high-impact use cases.

You will also drive the creation of a robust AI roadmap for FinTech, and collaborate across Uber to champion AI innovation in Finance.

What You'll Do

Roadmap & Strategy

1. Lead the development of an AI roadmap for Finance and Accounting in partnership with Finance leadership.
2. Establish frameworks to evaluate and prioritize AI use cases based on impact, feasibility, and ROI.
3. Continuously monitor AI trends and developments, identifying where new advancements can be applied within FinTech.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

1. Partner with the Finance, Accounting, Product, and Engineering teams to align AI initiatives with business priorities.
2. Collaborate with internal AI teams across Uber to leverage shared platforms, infrastructure, and best practices.
3. Ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with compliance and data privacy standards.

AI Solution Development & Prototyping

1. Build rapid POCs leveraging large language models (LLMs), LangGraph, ADK, and other AI/ML tooling.
2. Evaluate and experiment with open-source and proprietary AI tools to develop bespoke automation solutions for Finance.
3. Translate finance requirements into working technical prototypes that demonstrate feasibility and value.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

1. Manage and mentor an Applications Developer, fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation.
2. Guide technical design, code quality, and implementation standards for AI prototypes.

Execution & Delivery

1. Work closely with Engineering partners to transition successful POCs into production systems.
2. Ensure technical documentation, testing, and knowledge transfer are completed for handoff.
3. Track adoption, performance, and feedback for AI-powered applications post-deployment.

Basic Qualifications

1. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
2. Proven hands-on experience with LLM frameworks and tools like LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI APIs, or similar.
3. Experience building functional POCs and prototypes in Python or JavaScript.
4. Familiarity with FinTech or enterprise finance workflows and platforms (e.g., Oracle, SAP, data warehouses).
5. Strong understanding of AI integration, prompt engineering, and RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

1. 5+ years of software/application development experience with at least 2 years in AI/ML or LLM-driven solutions.
2. Prior experience delivering AI solutions in Finance or Accounting domains.
3. Experience with synthetic data generation and evaluation for LLM applications.
4. Familiarity with cloud-based ML infrastructure (e.g., Vertex AI, AWS Sagemaker).
5. Excellent communication and storytelling skills to influence Finance stakeholders.
6. Demonstrated success in managing and mentoring technical talent.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$180,000 per year - USD$200,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

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.

Client-provided location(s): San Francisco, CA

Job ID: Uber-146662

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-15T00:28:13