Uber · 1 day ago
Sr. Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$198K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expUber is dedicated to building a unified Refunds and Appeasements platform, and they are seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to drive key architectural decisions for high-stakes transaction processing. The role involves designing and implementing core platform APIs while integrating AI tools to enhance efficiency in development workflows.
LogisticsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
Ideate on ways to fundamentally shift how the organization operates (creativity is highly encouraged!)
Design, implement, and operate core platform APIs that orchestrate crucial financial decisioning and money movement transactions
Drive continuous integration and adoption of AI tools into the team's development workflow to achieve demonstrable efficiency gains in code authoring and testing
Develop robust configuration management structures to govern optimization rules, risk compliance mandates, and eligibility checks across various R&A flows
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field, with 5+ years of full-time engineering experience
Experience in hands-on software development with thoughtfulness of scale, latency and distributed architecture
Highly efficient coding in Golang, Java or any similar languages
Experience designing and maintaining highly reliable systems with high availability and strong consistency requirements, handling crucial operational data
Demonstrated ability to lead technical design for complex platform features
Preferred
Proven ability to use AI across the software development cycle, utilizing tools for such as Cursor and Claude for code generation, unit test authoring, and complex documentation/design (e.g., flowcharts, runbooks, architectural documents)
Experience engaging with and working side-by-side with Senior+ engineers from different organizations
Expertise in integrating complex risk and abuse mitigation checks (such as Persistence Limiters, Factual Defects, or third-party Risk Assessor calls) directly within core transactional flows
Proven ability to lead and coach junior engineers on the team
Proven background implementing and enforcing core transaction tenets such as idempotency and atomicity in distributed service architectures
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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$35.56BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
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CEO
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Chief Financial Officer
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