Senior Software Engineer - Maps

About the Role

Uber is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who’s passionate about the maps domain that powers all of Uber’s rides and delivery products globally. You will own and contribute to systems that reflect the representation of planet earth and its rapid changes. Building the map unlocks the core functionality that enables all Uber trips and is meant to serve millions of concurrent rides and deliveries.

If you are driven by handling complex data models that need to be fresh, accurate, consistent, and highly available to support Uber’s scale, this is the role for you. You’ll be empowered to contribute to the vision of the maps organization and architecture that help Uber move the world.

What you will do

1. Implement Spark and related pipelines for ingestion of large scale map data
2. Optimize Big Data pipelines to be more efficient, performant, and reliable
3. Extend and optimize large-scale services using NoSQL technologies to achieve greater reliability, higher throughput, and lower latencies
4. Develop and maintain high QPS services that serve map data
5. Influence the base map architecture and reach alignment with team members and stakeholders on the technical direction
6. See the big picture and identify inefficiencies and opportunities for meaningful improvements across the Maps Platform and Uber as a whole

Basic Qualifications

1. Technically strong, with 5+ years of experience building highly scalable backend services
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience writing detailed technical documents
3. Experience with Java (or other JVM based language)

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience with data pipelines such as Airflow, Spark, HDFS, Hive
2. Background in geospatial problem solving

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world—let’s move it forward, together.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time.

*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.