Software Engineer II (Backend)
About the Role
Our team owns a service that is responsible for deploying low level services and host agents to our datacenters. This is a service used in zone or region turn-up to set up the backbone of our platform as well as it's responsible for deploying new binaries for those services.
Engineers in this team build, maintain and modernize this platform. Each deployment can involve multiple regions, many zones and thousands of hosts, requiring high scalability and efficiency. Deployment safety is required to run our services reliably in case there's anything wrong with to-be-deployed or current binaries. Service owners are provided with observability tools (dashboards, emails, etc.), operating UI, and automated alerts to be aware of how their services are doing and efficiently take actions when necessary.
Our team owns a service responsible for deploying low-level services and host agents to our datacenters. This service is used during zone or region turn-up to set up the backbone of our platform, and it is also responsible for deploying new binaries for those services. Engineers on this team build, maintain, and modernize the platform.
Each deployment can involve multiple regions, many zones, and thousands of hosts, requiring high scalability and efficiency. Deployment safety is critical to ensure our services run reliably in case of issues with either the to-be-deployed or existing binaries.
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Service owners are provided with observability tools (dashboards, emails, etc.), an operating UI, and automated alerts to monitor their services and take timely, efficient actions when necessary.
What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points
What the Candidate Will Do:
- Build a scalable, reliable and efficient backend service
- Write code to build new features to support more use cases
- Carry on oncall duties to keep our services running during their shift.
- Improve user experience and modernize its tooling.
Basic Qualifications:
- Experience in multiple programming languages, e.g. Go, Java or C++
- Software infrastructure knowledge.
- Operating on online services: building, deploying, debugging etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to gather requirements and draft detailed design documents.
- BS degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field.
- 3+ years of relevant software engineering experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Kubernetes, Mesos or other deployment infrastructure
- Excellent coding skills with a high bar for quality and scalability
- Understanding of distributed systems and a good understanding of its fundamentals
- Experience with networking fundamentals
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$167,000 per year - USD$185,500 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$167,000 per year - USD$185,500 per year.
For all US locations, 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.
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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