Senior Software Engineer, Kafka Bangalore

About the Role

Uber is currently looking for developers with expertise and passion for developing large scale streaming platforms. Kafka team is a part of Data Infrastructure team and is responsible for providing a messaging service that is highly available, durable, and provides end-to-end latency guarantee. Transporting multi-trillion messages a day across tens of thousands topics (and growing), we are one of the biggest Kafka ecosystems in the world.

At Uber, we need real-time platforms for real-time business, and Kafka is the heart of Uber's real-time data analytics platform. Our mission is to architect, develop, and deploy world-class big data systems to empower every tier of our incredibly fast growing company. In this role you will have the opportunity to work on Kafka open-source codebase and scale Kafka service for operability, efficiency, and security.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

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

1. They will work on internals of Kafka and build features that will help serve our users better.
2. They will build services that are part of the Kafka Ecosystem
3. They will manage Kafka Cluster deployments.

---- Basic Qualifications ----

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science or related field.

7+ years experience building large scale distributed software systems.

Solid understanding of Java for backend / systems software development.

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science or related field.

7+ years experience building large scale distributed software systems.

Solid understanding of Java for backend / systems software development.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Bangalore, India

Job ID: Uber-146348

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-09-05T00:36:28