Example Company
Software engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
- Full time
- Compensation
- $150k-$200k
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Join a team building useful software. Work closely with engineering and design to turn new ideas into products.
Loading job details
Staff Software Engineer - Mobility
- Location
- São Paulo
- Type
- Full time
- Posted
- 1MO AGO
About the role
About the role and team
Engineering at Uber means building for real-world impact under real-world constraints, where software decisions directly move people, goods, and local economies globally. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will define and drive broad technical strategies across core systems, bridging high-level business vision with robust, scalable engineering architectures. You will lead complex technical initiatives end-to-end, serving as a technical multiplier across multiple organizations, setting high standards for software quality, resilience, and operational excellence.
The work at this level is inherently ambiguous, high-stakes, and fast-paced, requiring you to make critical architectural trade-offs with imperfect information. You will navigate legacy complexity, shifting priorities, and massive distributed scale while empowering engineers, aligning cross-functional partners, and unblocking critical path systems. If you are energized by solving messy, real-world problems, taking end-to-end ownership, and raising the engineering bar across an entire platform—this is where you will make your mark.
What You’ll Do
- Technical Strategy: Define the 1-2 year technical vision for core surfaces, preparing backend systems for 10x growth.
- Architect for Scale: Lead the implementation of mission-critical distributed systems for real-time personalization.
- Mentorship & Influence: Coach senior and lead engineers while running high-level design reviews to maintain excellence.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience: 10+ years of experience with a track record of leading large-scale initiatives in a Staff capacity.
- Technical Depth: Exceptional expertise in massive concurrency and low-latency distributed systems.
- Education: BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related industry experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced Degree: Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
- Strategic Influence: Experience defining 1-2 year technical visions that align engineering goals with business outcomes.
- Domain Expertise: Deep experience in integrating AI/ML models into high-throughput backend production surfaces.
- Open Source: Contributions to open-source distributed systems or infrastructure projects (e.g., Go, Kafka, M3).
Similar roles
SAP Staff Software Development EngineerAvalara · Remote
Staff Software EngineerBitsight · Boston
Staff Software EngineerUnity · Mountain View
Software Principal Engineer- System Test, Hardware & Firmware Validation (SONiC AI & Enterprise Networking)Dell Technologies · Bengaluru · Chennai
Software Engineer (Platform/Backend) - UEM Reporting PipelineOmnissa · Atlanta · Remote
Software Certification EngineerREGENT