Staff Software Engineer - Rider Core

About the Role

On the product side, we're crafting and building the most highly trafficked experiences in the Rider App, including the home screen, messaging, and core trip flow. As we scale the number of ways riders can use Uber, we're partnering with UberAI to build Uber's first personalized surfaces that understand what riders want in real-time.

On the platform side, we're building a flexible, backend-driven UI that enables Uber teams to reach customers in the right context. We handle scale and distributed systems at a massive level and architect systems built to last. We work closely with every team that builds the Rider App, including Autonomous Vehicles, Transit, Micromobility, and UberEats, to help them scale faster and reach more riders.

As a Backend Engineer, you'll work across both product and platform features in the flagship Uber app.

---- What You Will Do ----

1. Define & build the frameworks that power the core Rider App experience
2. Fully own features from ideation with design and product to working with data science to design experiments that continuously improve our products
3. Build relationships with engineers across Uber, from product teams like Autonomous Vehicles, Transit, UberEats, and Micromobility to core infrastructure teams like Mobile and Backend Platform
4. Implement user-facing and platform features with the latest Backend technologies
5. Design platforms for server-driven UI and personalization that enable teams like Reservations, Delivery, and Car Rentals to build great experiences in the Rider app

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
2. Experience coding with C++, Java, Python, or Go

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. At least ten (10) years of software engineering experience
2. Experience with production-quality services, deployment, monitoring, and reliability
3. Experience with large-scale, distributed systems development
4. Strong comprehension of the backend stack (Databases/Microservices/ETL pipelines)
5. Knowledge of large dataset storage systems like HDFS (+Hive) and data distribution systems like Kafka
6. Ability to decompose business problems into clean, extensible, performant services and systems
7. Experience shipping large initiatives involving cross-team collaboration

For Canada-based roles: Uber may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our recruiting process; however, Uber employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions. This advertisement relates to a current, existing vacancy.

For Canada-based roles: The base salary range for this role is CAD$197,000 per year - CAD$219,000 per year.

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 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): Toronto, Canada

Job ID: Uber-153791

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-01-22T00:34:38