Senior Software Engineer - Maps

About the RoleUber 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. 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 You 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• Extend and optimize large-scale services 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.• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to more junior engineers on the team---- Basic Qualifications ----• Technically strong, with 5+ years of experience building highly scalable software.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience writing detailed technical documents.• Experience with Java, Go or C++ and (bonus points for more than one).---- Preferred Qualifications ----• Have experience with multiple technology stacks• Experience in working on large-scale distributed systems• Experience in working on large-scale distributed systemsFor San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.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.