Senior Software Engineer - Payments 3P
About the Role
3P or (third party integrations) are critical to Uber's broader company strategy, and Payments plays a central role in enabling it. In the 3P (third-party) integration landscape, Payments is one of the major building-blocks for a successful integration. Integration of Payments in 3P has evolved significantly, requiring a shift from bespoke, high-touch engineering efforts to a scalable, building-block approach. This is critical to Uber's broader company strategy, and Payments plays a central role in enabling it.
As part of the Payment 3P team, you will have direct responsibility for those systems and processes. You will take ownership of key features and initiatives in crafting and building high quality, scalable systems in making paying on our platform reliable and efficient. Your work will directly impact the lives of Uber's users across the globe.
Engineers at Uber have a deep impact across a wide variety of business and technology decisions spanning multiple projects. They are passionate and pragmatic technologists who are able to design, implement, and deliver scalable and resilient systems.
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This role is specifically targeted towards Backend engineering where you'll help to build modern API and deep integrations with 3P partners' systems.
What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points
---- What the Candidate Will Do ----
1. At the core of the magical Uber experience is the seamless and frictionless payment at the end of the ride, food delivery or any Uber offering. Uber Money processes millions of payment transactions per day, 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, all around the globe.
2. We are a cutting-edge payments engineering team empowered to further accelerate the incredible growth of Uber through innovation and integration with 3P businesses in the overall Uber ecosystem.
3. You will collaborate actively with many teams across Uber that power the Payments ecosystem.
4. Design for scale & reliability. Our solutions support Uber's always-on marketplace. Maintaining this platform at scale requires constant investment in security, reliability and monitoring tooling
5. Innovate. Growth brings new complexity and new challenges every day
---- Basic Qualifications ----
1. 6+ years of Experience in Scalable architectures
2. Knowledge in Distributed systems
3. Bachelors degree preferably in Computer science
4. Proven knowledge of at least one programming language, and of OOP patterns. Java and Go are primary languages in this team
5. Depth in algorithms and data structures
6. Excellent communication skills
---- Preferred Qualifications ----
1. 6+ years experience in software industry working on product-based teams
2. Excellent collaborative skills (including with remote teams), can independently drive initiatives for your team
3. Pro-active and self-driven
4. Demonstrated fluency with one or more general-purpose programming languages, including: Go, Java, C++, Python, Java, or Rust
5. Strong understanding and proven track record of using frontier AI models (Claude Code, Cursor) and apply this to your day-to-day design/coding/testing activities.
6. Dedication to (code) quality, performance, and efficiency
7. Experience and interest in full-stack development (Client-side (web or mobile) + Backend or Data).
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