Sr Software Engineer

About the Role

The Mobility Simulation & Planning (MSP) Orchestration group transforms business strategies into actionable, optimized plans for Ops to effectively manage incentives and pricing. This group implements the core optimization algorithms behind each planning product, develops how Ops interacts with these products, manages the API between planning and real-time systems and makes sure the planning products run reliably and produce high-quality results.

What you will do:

1. Design and build next-generation tools that power and visualize investment decisions, enabling smarter, data-driven strategies across the business.
2. Lead cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, and Operations teams to deliver scalable systems and intuitive user experiences that drive business impact.
3. Solve complex technical challenges in distributed systems, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability at global scale.

Basic Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
2. 4+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
3. Proficiency in Python, Go, or a general-purpose language such as Java
4. Familiarity with microservices and API design
5. Passion for building performant and scalable systems

Preferred Qualifications

1. Proven ability to build scalable, reliable, and distributed systems
2. Strong understanding of HTTP/REST/GraphQL, and experience with gRPC or Protobuf
3. Experience working w/ large datasets and data pipeline orchestrations
4. Proficiency in Python

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$202,000 per year - USD$224,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$202,000 per year - USD$224,000 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$202,000 per year - USD$224,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$202,000 per year - USD$224,000 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.

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): Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Sunnyvale, CA

Job ID: Uber-152808

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-01-31T19:57:25