**About the Role** Uber is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who’s passionate about the maps' domain that is powering all of Uber’s rides and delivery products globally. You will own and contribute to systems that reflect the representation of planet earth and its rapid changes. Building the basemap unlocks the core functionality that enables all Ubers trips and is meant to serve millions of concurrent rides and deliveries. If you are driven by handling complex _data_ models that need to be fresh, accurate, consistent, and highly available, to be able to support Uber’s scale, this is the role for you. You’ll be empowered to contribute to the vision of the maps org and architecture that help Uber move the world. **About the team:** Uber’s _map_ is the foundation of every ride and delivery made, it is the heart that makes us able to move the world. Having the latest and most accurate _map_ is critical to the business. The Base _Map_ team’s charter is to build solutions so that changes to planet wide road network and other _map_ _data_ are continuously ingested, enriched and refreshed while serving hundreds of thousands of concurrent trips by drivers and couriers all around the globe. Uber's world-class engineers are empowered to innovate in scalability, distributed systems, mobile development and high availability services. Come join us to help solve exciting problems at scale. **What the Candidate Will Do** - Develop and maintain high QPS services that serve _map_ _data_ - Collaborate with mobile engineers to build end to end experiences for acquiring user generated content - Implement _Spark_ and related pipelines for ingest of large scale _map_ _data_ - Optimize Big _Data_ pipelines to be more efficient, performant, and reliable - Extend and optimize large-scale services using NoSQL technologies to achieve greater reliability, higher throughput, and lower latencies - Influence the base _map_ architecture and reach alignment with team members and stakeholders on the technical direction - See the big picture and identify inefficiencies and opportunities for meaningful improvements across the Maps Platform and Uber as a whole **Basic Qualifications** - Technically strong, with 5+ years of experience experience building highly scalable software - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience writing detailed technical documents - Experience with _Java_, _Go_ or C++ (bonus points for more than one) **Preferred Qualifications** - Have a BS or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field - Experience with open source/cloud provider/DB 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 let’s move the world 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).