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Uber · 4 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer

Uber is a leading technology company known for its innovative transportation solutions. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance their search capabilities, focusing on search infrastructure and algorithms to improve user experience across various products.

LogisticsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTransportation
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Responsibilities

Design and implement new features in our search infrastructure solutions at Uber
Join on call rotation, driving continuous improvements on system availability, scalability, performance and efficiency
Collaborate with other infrastructure teams, production engineer team and product manager to drive adoption and standardize processes, and to design and implement high impact, cross-product features

Qualification

Search infrastructureDistributed systemsSearch algorithmsJavaC/C++Data structuresComplexity analysisGoScripting skillsApache LuceneElasticSearchOpenSearchSolrVectorDBVectorSearchSemantic searchFault tolerant systemsCloud storage systems

Required

BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
5 years of working experience in the software engineering industry
Proficient in one of the following programming languages: Java, Go, C/C++ or similar languages. Good scripting skills and ability to pick up new ones
Systematic problem solving approach and knowledge of algorithms, data structures and complexity analysis

Preferred

Experience with Apache Lucene, ElasticSearch, OpenSearch, Solr and other Search technologies is a plus
Experiences with VectorDB, VectorSearch, semantic search is a plus
Experience with highly available/fault tolerant, replicated data storage systems, large scale data processing systems or enterprise/cloud storage systems is also a strong plus

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 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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2024 (796)
2023 (684)
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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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