Software Engineer II - Data

**About the Role** We are looking for a talented engineer to join the Data Movement Platform team, whose mission is to develop and support the technology ingesting petabyte-scale operational data from various sources at Uber. We are building the infrastructure that brings data in near real-time to Uber’s Lakehouse, which powers business decisions at Uber. **\-\-\-\- What the Candidate Will Do ----** - Design, develop, test, and roll out scalable, reliable, operable, and performant data ingestion and movement platforms to make new data available faster for business analytical needs. - Improve reliability, and efficiency through design and automation: performance, scaling, observability, and monitoring. - Engage and support stakeholders and collaborate across teams to ensure that the platform and ecosystem we’re building work seamlessly across different backends. - Support your fellow teammates, and review the team's technical design, code, and documentation. **\-\-\-\- Basic Qualifications ----** - Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a similar field. - 3+ years of software backend and distributed system development experience. - Strong problem-solving and solid coding skills in one or more programming languages (e.g. Go, Java, C/C++, Python). - Good verbal and written communication skills. **\-\-\-\- Preferred Qualifications ----** - Experience developing or operating high-load, large-scale distributed systems, and building monitoring systems. - Understanding or hands-on experience with big data infrastructure tools and software like Spark, HDFS, and Yarn. Real-time streaming technology such as Apache Flink. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including writing detailed technical documents. For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$167,000 per year - USD$185,500 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$167,000 per year - USD$185,500 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. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link [https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits](https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits). Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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](https://forms.gle/aDWTk9k6xtMU25Y5A). 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.