Description
Uber is hiring a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to lead the architecture and implementation of highly available, resilient, and cost-efficient distributed systems serving millions of users. The role focuses on sub-50ms latency systems, 1M+ requests per second, strong consistency for financial and pricing flows, microservices and API design, developer tools, dual-rail resiliency, and cross-functional technical strategy. Candidates need 10+ years of backend and distributed-systems experience, a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, and leadership across large-scale engineering projects.
