Senior Software Architect 5B

Uber Rider engineering is looking for a strong Architect (Level 5B Engineer) who has
solved business problems at scale. In this role you will lead engineering for our High
Capacity Vehicles (HCV) group.

5B Engineer at Uber exhibits following qualities:
Build vision > Take ownership of a vaguely defined major business problem or
product vision translate it into executable technical design and roadmaps to
solve the problem or realize the product vision.
Demonstrate tech expertise > Demonstrate technical skills to go very deep or
broad in solving classes of problems or creating broadly leverageable solutions.
Execute large scale projects > Subdivide the work into monthly/quarterly
sprints and compartmentalize across functions or teams and ensure everyone
knows how they fit in.
Collaborate across teams > Work across a group (multiple global teams) to
deliver results and are recognized for your hiqh quality communication and
coordination abilities.
Coach engineers > Provide oversight and direction to various engineers working
across different efforts.
Raise the bar > Improve the teams definition of best practices and architecture
with deep domain knowledge.

What youll do
Build the scalable and reliable consumer technology for HCV (High Capacity
Vehicles) that will pave the way for Next Billion Riders for Uber in diverse global
markets.
Partner closely with business teams to help build the tech vision and strategy for
global expansion for the product.
Build automation and tools technology & platform for HCV ecosystem that
consists of Riders Driver partners Fleet Partners City Operation and Route
planning
Work widerly with stakeholders in global Uber teams to reuse and deploy tech for
building the product at high velocity.
Establish the data driven culture within the team to identify consumer frictions
and build tech to unblock these
Provide technical leadership and oversight to the team
Own the success of your teams projects and deliver quantifiable results in a
timely manner.
Propose research prototype and test new ideas using A/B testing with
consumers.
Mentor fellow teammates on algorithms data structures design patterns and
best practices.
Identify and document feature gaps and design and implement solutions to
them.
Design and implement highthroughput lowlatency consistent APIs making
thoughtful tradeoffs between consistency and availability when both are not
possible.

What Youll Need
12 years experience in building large scale products distributed systems in a
high caliber environment.
Architecture: Identify and solve major architectural problems by going deep in
your field or broad across different teams. Extend improve or when needed
build solutions to address architectural gaps or technical debt.
Software Engineering/Programming: Create frameworks and abstractions that
are reliable and reusable. advanced knowledge of at least one programming
language and are happy to learn more. Our core languages are Java & Golang
Execution & Results: You are able to create meaningful solutions used by
multiple teams. You engage with stakeholders across the group understanding
their needs and working through the complexity and conflicting goals. You break
down complex problems and deliver impactful business or technical results.
A team player: You believe that you can achieve more on a team that the whole
is greater than the sum of its parts. You rely on others candid feedback for
continuous improvement.
Business acumen: You understand requirements beyond the written word.
Whether youre working on an API used by other developers an internal tool
consumed by our operation teams or a feature used by millions of customers
your attention to details leads to a delightful user experience.

Bonus Points
Ability to influence and understand Mobile development ( Full Stack readiness )
At Uber we ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion. We take on big
problems to help drivers riders delivery partners and eaters get moving in more
than 10000 cities around the world.
We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build
a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the
curiosity passion and collaborative spirit work with us and lets move the world
forward together.