About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join The Financial Products Team - ahighly focused growth team with a mission to build out Uber's financial services. As one of the company's core strategic initiatives, the team is responsible for launching high-impact projects that push the boundaries of Uber's services and offerings and has a direct impact on the company's performance.

On this team, we build user-facing fintech products and services that interface with the entire Uber platform, including Uber, Uber Eats, and Uber Driver apps. We ship on a global scale and pursue strategic projects in various markets to empower Uber's business.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

---- What the Candidate Will Do ----

1. Collaborate closely with product, design, and business teams to design and implement new product ideas and business needs with a scalable solution
2. Drive adoption of best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability
3. Play an active role in the team's technical design choices, code reviews, and documentation

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
2. 5+ years of professional experience in software development
3. Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, Go, Python, or equivalent)
4. Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
5. Experience building and maintaining scalable distributed systems or web applications
6. Solid knowledge of software engineering best practices (e.g., code reviews, testing, CI/CD)
7. Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering and cross-functional teams

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. 7+ years of industry experience, with a proven track record of technical leadership and delivering production-grade software
2. Expertise in designing and operating large-scale systems, microservices architecture, or real-time data processing pipelines
3. Prior experience mentoring junior engineers or leading technical projects end-to-end
4. Strong product intuition and ability to work closely with product managers and designers

• For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD**$202,000 per year**
• USD**$224,000 per year**.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.

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.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

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. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.