
Sr Software Engineer
Required skills
- high-impact engineering projects
- consumer-facing surfaces
- large-scale
- real-world impact
- low-latency products
- dynamically adapt to users
- evolve the shopping experience
Nice to have
- production critical code bases
- outside the box solutions
Role summary
Uber Eats' Grocery & Retail org is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to lead high-impact engineering projects and own critical consumer-facing surfaces end-to-end. The role involves architecting best-in-class, low-latency products that adapt to users and evolve the shopping experience, while also mentoring junior engineers. Requires a PhD or equivalent in a related field, or 3 years of software engineering experience including 2 years in a programming language like C, C++, Java, Python, or Go. Preferred qualifications include 5+ years of backend experience designing and shipping large-scale projects, working with production-critical codebases, and experience in latency optimizations.
Part of Uber Eats' Grocery & Retail org, the Shopping team builds the browsing and storefront experiences that help tens of millions of users discover products and build large, recurring baskets. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will lead high-impact engineering projects across our team and own critical consumer-facing surfaces end-to-end. Engineering at Uber means shipping for large-scale, real-world impact. You will architect best-in-class, low-latency products that dynamically adapt to users and fundamentally evolve the shopping experience. You will also serve as a technical mentor to engineers on the team, raising the bar on quality.
What The Candidate Will Do
Lead projects across multiple engineers Help architect the future of the Grocery and Retail Shopping Journey to allow for seamless scalability across large catalogs Deliver high quality, performant code that extends the capabilities of Grocery and Retail Shopping Partner with stakeholders across a dozen teams to align, build, coordinate, and release highly impactful features Mentor more junior engineers on best practices
Basic Qualifications
PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field OR 3-years full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 2-years total technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: Programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Python, or Go)
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of BE experience designing and shipping projects at scale
Experience working on production critical code bases that are used by 10s of millions of users monthly
Experience on product teams building highly performant products
Experience in latency optimizations and solutions that are outside the box
For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 per year.
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
Ready to Ride?
This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.
You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.
Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.
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