Software Engineer II – Data; Backend
Listed on 2026-02-19
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software, DevOps
About The Role
We are looking for a talented engineer to join the Data Movement Platform team, whose mission is to develop and support the technology that ingests petabyte‑scale operational data from various sources are building the infrastructure that brings data into Uber’s Lakehouse in near‑real time, which powers business decisions at Uber.
What The Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points —- What the Candidate Will Do —-- Design, develop, test, and roll out scalable, reliable, operable, and performant data ingestion and movement platforms to make new data available faster for business analytical needs.
- Improve reliability and efficiency through design and automation: performance, scaling, observability, and monitoring.
- Engage and support stakeholders and collaborate across teams to ensure that the platform and ecosystem we’re building work seamlessly across different backends.
- Support your fellow teammates, and review the team’s technical design, code, and documentation.
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a similar field.
- 2 years of software backend and distributed system development experience.
- Strong problem‑solving and solid coding skills in one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, Java, C/C , Python).
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience developing or operating high‑load, large‑scale distributed systems and building monitoring systems.
- Understanding or hands‑on experience with big data infrastructure tools and software like Spark, HDFS, and YARN. Real‑time streaming technology, such as Apache Flink.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including writing detailed technical documents.
For San Francisco, CA‑based roles:
The base salary range for this role is USD $171,000 per year – USD $190,000 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA‑based roles:
The base salary range for this role is USD $171,000 per year – USD $190,000 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. All full‑time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
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