Uber · 3 days ago
Staff Software Engineer - Remote Assistance
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$223K/yr - $248K/yr
7+ years expUber is building systems for safe and scalable autonomous mobility, and they are seeking a Staff Engineer to lead the architecture of their Remote Assistance platform. The role involves defining foundational architectures, collaborating with engineering teams, and mentoring engineers while ensuring high-quality distributed systems.
LogisticsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
You will help define and evolve foundational RA architectures including platforms for real time data ingestion, autonomy state representation, operator workflow support, partner integration, and long term scalability
You will work closely with engineering teams across AM&D, maps, infrastructure, mobility experience, and other partner groups to align RA capabilities with broader autonomy and rider experience priorities
You will collaborate directly with external autonomy companies to develop integration approaches, negotiate technical interfaces, and guide joint solutions that improve the safety and clarity of autonomous operations
You will help driving major architectural initiatives that prepare RA for increasing complexity, wider partner support, and global scale
You will mentor engineers across the organization and elevate engineering quality through strong design and architectural guidance
You will contribute to internal and external strategic communication including preparing technical updates for Uber executives, documenting architectural decisions, and representing RA in cross company technical forums
You will help defining instrumentation, establish KPIs, and use operational and user insights to guide continuous improvement in reliability, latency, decision quality, and operator clarity
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience
Seven or more years of software engineering experience including substantial experience building large scale backend systems
Proven ability to set technical direction across teams and deliver high quality distributed systems in production environments
Preferred
Significant experience designing or scaling real time systems involving telemetry pipelines, operator facing workflows, autonomy visualization, robotics platforms, or high fidelity decision support systems
Candidates with advanced academic training such as a Master's degree or PhD or candidates who possess significant hands on industry experience in autonomy operations, robotics infrastructure, remote assistance technologies, or real time platforms are strongly encouraged to apply. Academic depth and industry depth are equally valued for meeting the specialization expectations of this role
Strong product sense and analytical rigor with the ability to define technical and experiential KPIs, incorporate user and operator feedback, and drive measurable iteration
Expertise in architectures that support low latency data flows, multi modal sensor information, complex state modeling, and highly reliable service boundaries
Experience guiding engineering excellence across organizations including standards for testing, observability, incident response, and long horizon architectural planning
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in multi team environments, coordinate across partner engineering organizations, and collaborate with external autonomy companies
Ability to prepare and deliver strategic communication for internal stakeholders including updates for senior leadership and executives as well as communication for external partners
Benefits
Participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
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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CEO
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