Uber · 5 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Ad Serving & Attribution Infra
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$232K/yr - $258K/yr
8+ years expUber is a leading company in the global advertising business, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Ad Serving and Attribution Infrastructure team. The role involves providing technical leadership, architecting ad delivery systems, and ensuring high performance and reliability in the advertising ecosystem.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the Architect for the Ad Serving and Data Infra org, defining the long-term technical vision and ensuring architectural alignment between serving and attribution systems
Tackle the organization's most complex problems, such as re-engineering the critical path to achieve sub-20ms latency while maintaining 100% data accuracy for attribution
Mentor and grow Senior and Staff-level engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, rigorous design reviews, and high-velocity innovation
Partner with Product and Data Science leadership to design foundational capabilities that enable new ad formats and surfaces across Uber's global marketplace
Drive operational rigor across the org by identifying systemic risks and lead the implementation of frameworks that minimize technical debt and "toil" for all engineering teams
Qualification
Required
Minimum 8 years of experience in backend engineering, with a mastery of Java, Go, or C++ and a proven track record of architecting world-class distributed systems
Deep knowledge of both low-latency serving architectures (high-concurrency, in-memory caching) and large-scale data processing (Apache Flink, Kafka, and stream-processing internals)
Demonstrated experience leading multi-quarter technical roadmaps that span multiple teams, specifically focused on platform consolidation, system resilience (99.99%+), and cross-functional architectural standards
Preferred
Deep expertise in the end-to-end ad lifecycle, including real-time auctions, bidders, and complex attribution modeling at the billion-event scale
Proven ability to drive 'Tier-0' reliability initiatives, such as organization-wide Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies and the development of sophisticated health metrics (e.g., Error Free Rate)
Experience with advanced data technologies like Apache Pinot or ClickHouse to bridge the gap between real-time serving and offline analytical insights
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
Current Stage
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$35.56BKey Investors
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2025-09-08Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
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2025-01-01Post Ipo Equity· $2.3B
Leadership Team
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CEO
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Chief Financial Officer
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