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Senior Software Engineer - Developer Platform

Uber
Sunnyvale, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2026
About The Role

The Developer Platform's vision is to be the industry leader for how developers build high-quality software productively at scale. Our mission is to Enable Uber developers to build high-quality software consistently and without frustration.

At Uber the Developer Platform teams build the technical foundation for engineers to develop the future of mobility. Our engineering community depends on us to develop centralized solutions to support each part of the development life cycle from writing the first line of code to shipping software to production that touches millions of users. We have a unique opportunity to work across Uber's products to solve for scale and impact company wide technical roadmaps.

What The Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

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

  • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
  • You'll design, code, and ship features using Go and modern technologies. You'll solve complex challenges at the intersection of a cutting-edge backend stack
  • Level-Up the Team: As a senior technical voice, you will mentor other engineers, elevate our engineering foundations through initiatives that build modular components and reusable plugins, and champion a culture of high-quality code and rapid execution.

Basic Qualifications

  • 5 years of software engineering experience
  • Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale
  • Experience leading projects involving backend systems, infrastructure, or platform development
  • Strong technical background in system architecture and backend engineering
  • Experience mentoring, coaching junior engineers

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building platform or infrastructure teams
  • Experience building high-scale backend systems serving large user bases
  • Experience improving system reliability, performance, and observability
  • Experience defining technical strategy and long-term architectural direction

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$202,000 per year - USD$224,000 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$202,000 per year - USD$224,000 per year. For all US locations, 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., For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$202,000 per year - USD$224,000 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$202,000 per year - USD$224,000 per year. For all US locations, 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.

Salary : $202,000 - $224,000

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