Compensation Overview

About the Role

The Storage-Platform team at Uber is responsible for all the real-time online storage services that power every customer trip and delivery at Uber. The team builds and runs high-availability high-performance low-latency high-efficiency distributed-database services that are being hit millions of times per second by the products & apps at Uber.

Your role will be pivotal in shaping scalable systems with efficient coding practices. You will be a collaborative role model and an accessible leader, offering valuable insights and perspectives within a larger team.

Job Requirements:

• Design, implement and operate Uber’s distributed database technologies, including (e.g., Docstore, Cassandra, Redis).
• Drive and develop the future our database systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in databases to continuously enhance our systems and processes

Basic Qualifications:

• A proven track record of excellence at the Senior Staff Engineer level or higher within a leading technology company
• Degree in Computer Science with at least 8 years of industry experience.
• Expertise in data structures & algorithms, distributed systems and distributed databases
• Developing and operating high-availability high-performance live services
• In-depth, hands-on experience with large-scale database deployments in a production environment.
• Solid understanding of distributed database architecture, performance tuning and reliability.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience in cloud distributed databases (e.g., Dynamo DB, Spanner, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, etc).

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$252,000 per year - USD$280,000 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$252,000 per year - USD$280,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$252,000 per year - USD$280,000 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. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link 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.

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.