Uber · 9 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - Data & AI (Storage)
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$223K/yr - $248K/yr
10+ years expUber is a leading technology company focused on delivering innovative solutions in the Data and AI space. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to manage and transition their Data Storage solutions into a Cloud-based provider while addressing challenges such as latency and metadata management.
LogisticsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
Work in complex Data Storage related components including Blob Storage Metadata service, Catalog and Cloud Object Stores etc
Deep dive into specific technologies, understanding related source code and configuration. Fine-tune performance of these systems to improve overall performance and reliability. Find and build solutions to innovate the Cloud usage, striking the balance of performance and efficiency
Work with Uber internal AI/ML teams to design and implement solutions. Turn high level technical strategies into production systems
Have a broad understanding of related systems in the industry, follow state-of-art industry solutions with a good sense of adoption in Uber
Lead other team members to solve technical problems and deliver production mature solutions
Qualification
Required
10+ years of Software Engineering Industry experience
Strong engineering skills, including reading open source code, implementing solutions and performance tuning
Experience building large scale distributed software systems
Industry experience in big data, Cloud based storage solution or related systems, preferably operating mission-critical systems to solve large-scale real-world problems; programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, C++ and Rust
Industry experience with machine learning systems, ex. Ray or Pytorch
Experience working with a team to deliver large, complex and reliable software with strict SLA requirements
Preferred
MS / PhD in Computer Science or related field
Committer/Contributor to AI/ML or big data frameworks (e.g. Pytorch, Ray, Iceberg, Lance, Gravitino, Polaris)
Experience developing with solutions leveraging Cloud Object Store like S3/GCS/Azure/OCI
Experience developing with supporting business critical systems with 99.9+ availability
Deep understanding of modern large scale of AI infrastructure
Benefits
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
You will also be eligible for various benefits
Company
Uber
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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