Uber

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Financial Products (Backend)

Uber$267K — $297K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
  • 10+ years of professional full-time software engineering experience.
  • Strong expertise in modern backend languages: Go, Java, or C++.
  • Proven experience building high-scale, resilient distributed systems.
  • Experience leading senior engineering teams, fostering technical rigor.

Responsibilities

  • Architect scalable backend solutions in collaboration with Product, Design, and Business leadership.
  • Serve as the primary technical authority, overseeing architectural decisions and rigorous code reviews.
  • Champion industry-best practices for code health, automated testing, and sustainable development.
  • Build frameworks that ensure seamless and secure financial transactions at a global scale.
  • Launch high-impact projects that significantly influence Uber's ecosystem.

Benefits

  • Participate in Uber's bonus program.
  • Eligible for equity awards and other types of compensation.
  • Access to various comprehensive benefits.
Full Job Description
The Financial Products team is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend) to join our high-velocity growth group. Our mission is to architect and scale Uber's next generation of financial services.

As a leader within one of the company's core strategic initiatives, you will be responsible for launching high-impact projects that redefine Uber's ecosystem. Your work will directly influence the company's bottom line and shape how millions of users interact with our financial offerings.
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What You'll Do

- Architect & Innovate: Partner with Product, Design, and Business leadership to translate ambitious product visions into scalable, high-concurrency backend solutions.

- Technical Leadership: Serve as the primary technical authority for the team, steering architectural choices, overseeing rigorous code reviews, and ensuring system reliability.

- Engineering Excellence: Champion and implement industry-best practices for code health, automated testing, and long-term maintainability.

- Scale Systems: Build and optimize frameworks that support Uber's global scale, ensuring financial transactions remain seamless and secure.
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Basic Qualifications

- Education: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

- Experience:10+ years of professional full-time software engineering experience.

- Technical Proficiency: Strong expertise in modern backend languages-specifically Go, Java, or C++.
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Preferred Qualifications

- Advanced Degree: Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

- Distributed Systems: Proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining high-scale, resilient distributed systems.

- Domain Expertise: Prior experience building mission-critical financial services software (e.g., payments, lending, credit cards, or trading platforms).

- Mentorship: Experience leading senior engineering teams and fostering a culture of technical rigor and rapid delivery.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$267,000 per year - USD$297,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link [https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits](https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits).

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.

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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