Uber
Senior Software Engineer - Maps
UberNetherlands8 hours ago
Full-timeInformation Technology
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 map 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.

What You Will Do

  • Implement Spark and related pipelines for ingestion 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
  • Develop and maintain high QPS services that serve map data
  • 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 building highly scalable backend services
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience writing detailed technical documents
  • Experience with Java (or other JVM based language)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with data pipelines - Airflow, Spark, HDFS, Hive
  • Background in geospatial problem solving

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