About the Role
- The Sales Automation Engineering team builds the platforms and services that power Uber's global Sales organization. Our mission is to automate manual workflows, eliminate friction in the lead-to-cash process, and accelerate seller productivity through reliable, scalable engineering.
- As a Tech Lead Manager (TLM) on the team, you will lead backend engineers responsible for extending Salesforce and integrating it with Uber's Go-To-Market (GTM) ecosystem. You'll drive the technical roadmap for high-impact sales systems-ranging from lead management and opportunity workflows to pipeline automation and sales insights-and ensure your team scales these systems in line with Uber's growth.
- This role blends technical leadership (50%) with people management (50%), and is ideal for someone excited about driving tangible business impact through engineering.
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---- What the Candidate Will Do ----
Technical Leadership (50%)
- Architect and deliver backend systems and services that extend and integrate with Salesforce and sales tooling (e.g., LeanData, Outreach, Clari, Gong).
- Lead development of scalable APIs, orchestration services, and automation platforms for Sales workflows such as routing, deduplication, assignment, and pipeline health tracking.
- Ensure system reliability, performance, and observability across Sales critical paths.
- Drive cross-team technical initiatives, migrations (e.g., Salesforce org consolidation), and foundational improvements (e.g., eventing, data contracts).
People Management (50%)
- Manage and grow a team of software engineers building core automation platforms for Sales.
- Partner with Sales Ops, Rev Ops, Product & Backend Engineering teams to define technical strategy aligned with GTM priorities.
- Mentor engineers on system design, software craftsmanship, and delivery excellence.
- Promote an engineering culture of accountability, autonomy, and continuous improvement.
---- Basic Qualifications ----
- 10+ years of backend software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a hybrid tech lead / people manager role.
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Go, or Python.
- Experience building and scaling backend systems integrated with Salesforce or similar enterprise platforms.
- Understanding of core CRM and sales workflows (e.g., lead-to-account matching, opportunity pipeline, quota workflows).
- Proven ability to design systems that are secure, observable, and maintainable at scale.
---- Preferred Qualifications ----
- Experience with Salesforce development (Apex, SOQL, LWC).
- Familiarity with GTM tooling: LeanData, Clari, Gong, Salesforce CPQ, etc.
- Knowledge of SalesOps concepts like routing logic, SLAs, segmentation, or revenue planning.
- Exposure to streaming/batch data infrastructure (Kafka, Airflow, Spark) used for insights or alerting.
- Track record of mentoring engineers and managing technical delivery across multiple quarters.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$223,000 per year - USD$248,000 per year.
For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$223,000 per year - USD$248,000 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 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.