About the Role
Uber is looking for an Engineering Operations Specialist to help scale and optimize fleet operations for vehicle projects in the field. This role sits at the intersection of software, hardware, and logistics, requiring a hands-on engineer who thrives in ambiguity, takes initiative, and enjoys solving real-world challenges.
You will be responsible for ensuring that Uber partners' vehicle fleets in multiple locations scale out, and run efficiently. You will operate as the on-site lead when traveling, troubleshooting vehicle systems, bootstrapping new sites, applying standards, fixing process and engineering issues, and working across teams to improve operations. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-impact initiative that will continue to evolve as we scale.
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What You Will Do
- Serve as the on-site technical lead, diagnosing and resolving software, hardware, and system issues while managing fleet deployment.
- Develop scalable infrastructure solutions that support efficient processing, storage, and transmission of vehicle data from distributed locations.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, and logistics teams to standardize and drive improvements in processes used for managing fleet deployment.
- Support hardware qualification by running benchmarks, analyzing performance, contributing to design improvements
- Support logistics and inventory management, ensuring necessary equipment is available and properly configured.
- Provide updates daily to stakeholder teams and leadership on key technical issues and information
Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in an engineering role with exposure to both software and hardware.
- Strong problem-solving ability with demonstrated capability to figure things out in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
- Proficiency in Linux troubleshooting and scripting (Python preferred) to support fleet operations.
- Strong communication skills, capable of collaborating across technical and non-technical teams.
- Ability to manage logistics, vehicle diagnostics, and operational planning in a fast-moving environment.
- A bias for action-you're not afraid to step outside traditional role boundaries to get things done.
- Comfortable working in the field. Willingness to work in varied environments, including outdoor operations, garages
- Ability to document issues, workflows, and processes clearly and concisely to support cross-team collaboration and scalability
- Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in fleet operations, vehicle systems, embedded technologies, server hardware/builds
- Hands on experience with hardware troubleshooting: the ability to diagnose and resolve server, software, sensor or connectivity issues in a fleet environment
- Experience deploying and maintaining standardized operational process across multiple locations
- Familiarity with networking concepts and debugging techniques (LTE, Wi-Fi)
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and distributed systems, with a willingness to grow into cloud engineering responsibilities over time.
- Proven track record of influencing cross-functional teams to drive improvements in engineering and operational workflows
Why Join Us
This is an entrepreneurial role where you'll play a critical part in scaling Uber's vehicle fleet operations. If you thrive in high-autonomy, fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex challenges, and want the flexibility to grow your role as the initiative evolves, this is the job for you.
We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward, together.
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.
*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.