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Sr Web Engineer - Maps

AT Uber
Uber

Sr Web Engineer - Maps

San Francisco, CA

About the Role

As a Senior Web Engineer on the Geocore team, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining a suite of Web tools used by thousands of Engineers, Product Ops, and other employees at Uber to visualize and configure Uber's geospatial platform. Uber is a business that is powered by moving people, food, groceries, etc from Point A to Point B. Our Geocore platform defines the physical boundaries where different products (eg. Uber X, Uber Eats) are allowed to operate in the world and what experiences our users see in the app. You will work with a variety of tools and technologies including Javascript, Node.js, React.js, Go, and Java to support the vast geospatial needs of Uber's product lines.

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What the Candidate Will Do
  1. You will be designing and implementing an enhanced UI for our geospatial platform technologies, You will be providing ops the tooling to control the Uber marketplace.
  2. You will build web tooling to facilitate incident management capabilities for Ubers critical services.
  3. You will design reusable UI components to be reused across a handful of various tools and services.
  4. You will develop capabilities to visualize real time geospatial events as they happen in real time.
  5. You will guide the team on web practices to modernize our web stack.

Basic Qualifications
  1. Experience in multiple programming languages, e.g. Javascript, Node.js, React.js, Go, Java, etc
  2. Excellent coding skills with a high bar for quality and scalability
  3. Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems
  4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to gather requirements and draft detailed design documents.
  5. BS degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field. Masters/Ph.D. preferred.
  6. 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience
  7. Experience with Software Engineering Best Practices

Preferred Qualifications
  1. Demonstrated experience of shipping high-quality product features on schedule
  2. Experience implementing complex projects with multiple dependencies
  3. Experience of cutting edge web technologies (HTML5, CSS, Javascript, TypeScript), Application Servers, Web Applications
  4. Experience in Javascript and experience developing UI with JavaScript development frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue, Bootstrap, etc)
  5. Experience with Node.js, React-Query, GraphQL, or other server-side Javascript technologies and tools
  6. Familiarity with principles of good user experience

For 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.

Client-provided location(s): San Francisco, CA, USA
Job ID: Uber-136625
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program