Software Engineer II - Backend (Platform Engineering)

About The RoleWe are looking for talented engineers to join the Platform Engineering team whose mission is to develop and support the technology storing the majority of the operational data at Uber. We provide manageable, reliable, high QoS database and search backend ideal for large scale workloads. Together with that we provide the infrastructure that processes real-time data and connects real-time databases to the Big Data and Search Platforms that powers business decisions at Uber.Collaborates with stakeholders within the team to build and maintain backend services and solutions to support user-facing products, downstream services, or infrastructure tools and platforms used across Uber. ---- Basic Qualifications ---- ---- Preferred Qualifications ----• What the Candidate Will Do ----• Design, development, test and roll out a scalable, reliable, operable and performant storage and real-time streaming platform features, improvements, frameworks, ecosystems.• Improve reliability, efficiency through design and automation: performance, scaling, observability, and monitoring• Engage and support stakeholders and collaborate across teams to ensure that the real-time streaming and storage platform and ecosystem we're building works seamlessly across different storage backends and best serves application engineers.• Support your fellow teammates, review the team's technical design, code, and documentation• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or 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• Understanding or hand-on experience on real-time streaming, databases and search products• Experience developing or operating high-load distributed systems, build monitoring systems• Good knowledge of large-scale distributed systems.• 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$158,000 per year - USD$175,500 per year. For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$158,000 per year - USD$175,500 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$158,000 per year - USD$175,500 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.