Senior Software Engineer - Backend - Catalog Platform
About the Role
Whether it's a sandwich, a burrito, or groceries, the Uber Eats team builds technology to
connect people with what they want, when and where they want it. Uber Eats is home to
a team of engineers tasked with creating an app to fuel our three-sided marketplace of
eaters, delivery-partners, and restaurants.
This Denmark Eats Engineering team is responsible for building product catalog and
inventory system that powers the Uber Eats experience and related verticals, such as
groceries. This is one of the foundational components of the Eats architecture, as it
interfaces with merchants, powers our local graph, and serves recommendation to our
customers. The system is designed to be highly-available and highly-scalable to support
our global operation.
What You Will Do
You will help build large scale the Uber Eats Catalog platform to ensure Uber Eats
remains reliable and scalable for years to come. This is a team of engineers that want
you to grow and succeed. Examples of what it means to be an engineer in our team:
- Design reliable solutions to solve business use cases in a highly distributed system.
- Implement solutions in Go with a strong focus on clean, readable code with unit and integration test coverage - and run it in production.
- Actively drive collaboration across multiple teams to create alignment and progress.
- Take active part in code change peer-reviews to ensure quality and knowledge sharing across the team.
- Contribute to engineering culture in terms of quality, monitoring and on-call practices.
- Own part of the team's charter and through that help setting longer term direction for the team.
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What You Will Need / Bonus Points
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Relevant degree (B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D) in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
- Experience coding with C++, Java, Python, or Go
- Enjoy building high quality software that is relied upon by millions of people around the world.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity in constantly evolving environment
- Experience working in large scale distributed systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in building performant distributed systems with focus on correctness and consistency
- Experience with distributed databases
- Experience with large-scale eCommerce or Content-Management Systems Batch and/or Streaming computation platforms
- (Openness to) Fullstack experience
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 fuelds progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it 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.
*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- FSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
Parental Benefits
- Fertility Benefits
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Pet-friendly Office
- Snacks
- Some Meals Provided
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Sabbatical
- Volunteer Time Off
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- Company Equity
- Performance Bonus
Professional Development
- Work Visa Sponsorship
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Access to Online Courses
Diversity and Inclusion
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program