Sr. Staff Software Engineer

**About the Role** Are you interested in building high-performance, globally scalable financial systems that support Uber's current and future growth? Are you constantly looking to invent newer and simpler ways of building solutions? Does the prospect of working with top engineering talent get you charged up? If so, Uber Finance Tech (FinTech) is for you! The FinTech team at Uber builds technology solutions and services that enable Uber’s new business growth through automation and self service, the monthly closing of books, quarterly wall street reporting, provides Billing (Invoices, Receipts) services to our earner partners and ensures regulatory compliance worldwide. Through our products, we aim to provide Uber competitive advantage to do its Financial Planning, Forecasting & Analysis, Cost optimization, Revenue computation, Payables management and Global tax calculation. The Fintech micro services processed the transactions required for accounting, revenue, settlement and invoicing for the 1.45 billion trips taken globally at Uber in 2021 Q1. Our team is looking to hire thought leaders who will drive architectural and design choices, invent new features, develop distributed services, and build scalable, service-oriented platforms handling Uber's trip scale. We have a team culture that encourages innovation and we expect developers and management alike to take a high level of ownership for the product vision, technical architecture, and project delivery. Check out the exciting opportunities we have available. \-\-\-\- What the Candidate Will Do ---- 1. Deep, industry leading expertise in one or more technology domains. 2. Built large scale projects with stream processing and batch processing. 3. Implemented complex regulatory compliance projects successfully. 4. Experience working in the Fintech, Payments industry. \-\-\-\- Basic Qualifications ---- 1. Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering field (e.g. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.) 2. 15+ years experience designing, implementing large scale distributed systems (serving 5K+ QPS, participating in 100M+ in transactions) 3. Advanced, inside-out knowledge of multiple programming languages, data store systems and message queue. We use programming languages like Go, , Python, data stores like Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis and MQs like Kafka- Any programming language is fine. 4. Deep, industry leading expertise in one or more technology domains and are the "-to" person for one or more areas of their business. 5. A track record of building large-scale, highly-available systems that solve complex, organizational level business problems. 6. Expert and hands-on understanding of fault-tolerant systems and multi-datacenter/cloud architectures. 7. Passion for driving continual improvement initiatives on engineering best practices like coding, testing or monitoring. 8. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write detailed technical documents. 9. Passionate about helping teams grow by inspiring and mentoring engineers. \-\-\-\- Preferred Qualifications ---- **Experience:** Experience in a senior technical leadership role is preferred. Proven track record of leading multiple engineering teams across different organizations and seamlessly leading projects with timely delivery. **Working though AI :** Have understanding of the various AI technologies and their usage in Payment Industry. Ability to learn and keen to use multiple AI tools to improve engineering productivity and impact. **Technical Expertise:** Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks, such as Java, Go, etc. Ability to provide engineering visions to the teams directing and supporting managers towards long term architectures. **Industry Knowledge:** Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements in the payments space. Understanding of payment processing systems, transaction management, and financial technologies. **Soft Skills:** Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to collaborate and engage with team members across different disciplines and globally. **Problem-Solving Skills:** Proven track record of solving complex technical problems and delivering innovative solutions. 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 fuelds 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. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role. \*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](mailto:accommodations@uber.com).