Sr Software Engineer, Cadence
Job Description
About the Role
Cadence is a modern open source microservice orchestration service (or Fault-Tolerant Stateful Code Platform) created by Uber and also being used by many other major companies. It's the backbone technology for more than a thousand internal services at Uber and powering hundreds of billions of executions every month.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer interested in contributing to a cutting edge high scalability distributed technology.
To get more information about Cadence you can visit our website ( https://cadenceworkflow.io/), check previous release blog post, search numerous public blogs and videos prepared about Cadence.
About the team
At Uber, we handle roughly 4500 stateless services, millions of containers, and deploy more than 1000 changes daily to production across multiple geographical regions with availability zones in both Uber's own data centers, AWS, and GCP.
Services are written in Go with a strong focus on clean, readable code with unit and integration test coverage. All code changes are peer-reviewed.
We have great opportunities ahead including impactful efficiency projects, building out our service platform to support other workload types, and building an integrated solution for developers to run their workloads efficiently and easily.
We strive to provide guardrails and opinionated solutions to Uber's developers to allow them to focus on writing code instead of worrying about infrastructure.
Our team consists of a balanced combination of both junior and senior engineers with a broad range of experiences across the industry. We value ideas over hierarchy, getting things done, and having a measurable impact on the business. We work closely with our partner teams in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Seattle, and Amsterdam. The team has a sister team in United States which pairs along the initiatives and projects.
Basic Qualifications
Our team consists of engineers with a broad range of experiences across the industry. We value ideas over hierarchy, getting things done, and having a measurable impact on the business. As an engineer in this role, you should have a profile similar to the following:
- 5+ years of experience with backend development
- A degree in computer science / engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Excellent coding and software design abilities
- Ability to drive complex projects from idea to launch and beyond
- Experience with distributed systems engineering
- We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward together.
What You'll Do
- Drive the technical alignment internally and with partner teams
- Own roadmap execution and delivery of projects with high quality
- Grow, mentor, and develop a team of skilled and experienced software engineers
- Recruit high-quality engineering talent for the team
- Contribute to the engineering culture and uphold the processes that will shape the team
- Help defining the future of Cadence Framework
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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.
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