Uber · 6 hours ago
Senior Staff Engineer (Backend) - Road Safety/Insurance
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$267K/yr - $297K/yr
10+ years expUber's Road Safety and Insurance Engineering teams focus on enhancing safety through large-scale data systems. The Senior Staff Backend Engineer will lead cross-team technical initiatives, design backend systems for processing sensor data, and mentor other engineers to ensure high-quality engineering practices.
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Responsibilities
Lead large, cross-team technical initiatives collaborating with multiple platform teams, from early design through production rollout
Build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g. engineering leaders, product managers, designers, operations representatives), partner teams and external partners to deliver on organizational goals
Design and evolve backend systems that ingest, process, and analyze high-volume sensor and telematics data (e.g., GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, vehicle signals and user feedbacks)
Partner closely with machine learning and data science teams to productionize ML and signal-processing models for crash detection, driving behavior detection etc
Drive architectural decisions for low-latency streaming pipelines, distributed services, and offline/online data processing systems
Anticipate and address scalability, reliability, and data quality challenges 1-2 years ahead, influencing platform direction proactively
Set and role-model engineering best practices around system design, code quality, observability, incident response, and on-call excellence
Mentor Senior engineers and Staff Engineers, raising the technical bar across the org
Represent the org in company-wide technical discussions, design reviews, and architecture forums
Qualification
Required
BS or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
Proven experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users
Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, system design, and performance optimization
Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects across multiple teams or organizations
Preferred
10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant backend depth
Experience working with telematics, sensor data, time-series data, or signal processing systems
Hands-on experience with streaming and real-time data pipelines (e.g., Kafka-like systems, stream processing frameworks)
Exposure to machine learning systems in production, including model integration, feature pipelines, or ML-powered decision systems
Strong background in scalability engineering, data consistency, and system observability
Track record of influencing architecture and technical direction across multiple teams
Benefits
Participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
Eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan
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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CEO
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