Uber

Engineering Manager II, Marketplace Matching

Uber$232K — $258K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field.
  • 5+ years of experience in the software industry.
  • 1+ years of management experience leading a software engineering team.
  • Experience in leading teams responsible for new product development.
  • Preferred: PhD in computer science or related fields.
  • 8-10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 3+ years of direct people management experience, including mentoring.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a high-performance engineering team.
  • Define and align the technical vision for the matching platform.
  • Drive execution of innovative solutions impacting millions of rides.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, and Operations.
  • Mentor and develop engineering talent for career growth.
  • Uphold engineering excellence in Uber's matching infrastructure.
  • Influence senior leadership on marketplace strategy.

Benefits

  • Participate in Uber's bonus program.
  • Potential equity awards offered.
  • Eligibility for 401(k) plan.
  • Access to various employee benefits.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Uber is looking for an Engineering Manager within our Matching team. This team sits at the core of Uber's real-time marketplace, optimizing how riders and drivers are matched to ensure seamless, efficient, and cost-effective trips.

As a technical and people leader, you will drive the evolution of Uber's Matching technology by solving problems like:

1. Optimizing at scale - Making millisecond-level decisions across millions of active users worldwide.
2. Balancing efficiency vs. experience - Ensuring seamless rider experiences while maximizing driver earnings and marketplace efficiency.
3. Adapting to global markets - Accounting for unique supply-demand dynamics across regions.
4. Building for extensibility - Evolving our matching infrastructure into a flexible platform to support Uber's growing range of mobility products, from everyday rides to premium, shared, and scheduled trips.

This is an opportunity to work on one of the most complex and business-critical domains at Uber, where improvements can drive hundreds of millions of dollars in efficiency gains and unlock new rider and driver experiences globally.

What the Candidate Will Do

- Lead and scale a team of engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Define the technical vision for matching platform and products, ensuring alignment with Uber's broader strategy.
- Drive execution, delivering cutting-edge solutions that impact millions of rides per day.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, and Operations to innovate on matching strategies.
- Grow and develop top engineering talent, providing mentorship and career growth opportunities.
- Uphold engineering excellence, ensuring Uber's matching infrastructure is scalable, reliable, and efficient.
- Influence senior leadership, shaping the future of Uber's marketplace strategy.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent
- 5+ years of proven experience in software industry
- 1+ years experience of management in building and leading a software engineering team
- You have previously led teams that owned and/or built new products

Preferred Qualifications

- PhD degree in computer science or other relevant fields
- 8-10+ years of proven experience in software engineering
- 3+ years of direct people management experience, including growing and mentoring engineers at different levels
- Experience in Machine Learning
- Strong understanding of technical architecture, system design, and problem solving acuity for sophisticated technical challenges
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product Management, Data Science, and Business partners

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$232,000 per year - USD$258,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link [https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits](https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits).

About Uber

Uber Entertainment, Inc. is a privately held video game development company headquartered in beautiful downtown Kirkland, WA. Uber is currently developing Planetary Annihilation, a next generation real time strategy game of epic proportions.

Uber Careers

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Size
29,300 employees
Market Cap
$48.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$6.7 billion
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+35.3%
Revenue
$11.1 billion
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