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Uber · 3 months ago

Sr. Staff Software Engineer - iOS

Uber is a company focused on making every interaction on its platform safe and trusted, and they are seeking a highly experienced Senior Staff iOS Engineer to lead the development of video processing and streaming features. This role will involve designing, building, and optimizing iOS solutions while collaborating with various teams to enhance product reliability and quality.

LogisticsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTransportation
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Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end efforts to design, build, and scale iOS video recording and streaming solutions
Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and cross-functional partners to deliver on a bold roadmap
Champion engineering excellence through mentorship, role modeling, and driving best practices in code quality, reliability, observability, and on-call operations
Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, influencing decisions up to and including the Staff Engineer level
Contribute to and help shape Uber's safety-focused engineering culture
Identify opportunities to create efficiencies, improve performance, unlock new value and coach others to do the same
Represent the Safety org in broader company-wide initiatives, advancing Uber's mission of making safety a true differentiator

Qualification

IOS developmentSwiftObjective-CVideo processingCross-platform developmentSwiftUIKotlinJavaLeadershipCollaborationMentorshipProblem-solving

Required

10+ years of full-time software engineering experience with significant depth in native iOS development (Swift, Objective-C)
Strong computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis, and performance optimization
Proven ability to lead technical efforts, demonstrating ownership, resilience, and a collaborative mindset
Experience with multiple mobile architectures and paradigms
Proficiency in Swift and Objective-C, with extensive experience in SwiftUI and iOS frameworks. A strong understanding of architecture and best practices in mobile development
Deep expertise in battery efficient video processing and/or streaming applications on iOS

Preferred

Cross-platform mobile development experience (iOS and Android)
Proficiency in Swift, Kotlin, and Java
Strong track record working at scale both in terms of large organizations (10k+ employees) and highly distributed global teams

Benefits

Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
Eligible for various benefits

Company

Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.

H1B Sponsorship

Uber has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (830)
2024 (796)
2023 (684)
2022 (954)
2021 (750)
2020 (638)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$35.56B
Key Investors
William AckmanPayPalToyota Motor
2025-09-08Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
2025-05-13Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2025-01-01Post Ipo Equity· $2.3B

Leadership Team

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Dara Khosrowshahi
CEO
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Prashanth Mahendra -Rajah
Chief Financial Officer
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