Engineering Manager II- Rider Experience

Company: Uber
Location: Daly City
Posted on: September 11, 2021

Job Description:

On the Rides Engineering team, we write code that ignites opportunities for millions of people every day. We’re focused on making Uber’s core ridesharing products faster, safer, and more reliable by building scalable software solutions for riders and drivers on our platform.   *About the Role*   Uber is changing the way people think about transportation. Not that long ago, we were just an app to request premium black cars in a few metropolitan areas. Now we're a part of the logistical fabric of cities everywhere. Whether it's a ride, a sandwich, or a package, we use technology to give people what they want, when they want it.   We're looking for an Engineering Manager to join our team in the Bay Area to help build our next-generation consumer experience products. You'll lead and work with teams behind our flagship used by millions globally every day. It’s a very high impact role where you will interface with all major product & platform teams at Uber. In hundreds of cities, people tap their phones to get a ride, get food delivered, or earn extra cash with Uber; we're looking for engineering leaders to help us ensure every one of those experiences is magical.   *What You'll Do*  

* Lead, manage and grow a team of customer-focused software engineers * Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team, and continuously improve software engineering practices * Own the craftsmanship, reliability, and scalability of your solutions * Bring a passion to stay on top of industry trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, and participate in internal and external technical communities * Encourage innovation, implementation of ground breaking technologies, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, and self-organization * Hire top performing engineering talent and maintaining our dedication to diversity and inclusion * Collaborate with and across teams to design, build, and ship great experiences for our customers   *Basic Qualifications*

* 5+ years of experience developing software as an individual contributor engineer. * Outstanding technical skills in backend or mobile engineering: Uber managers can lead from the front when the situation calls for it. * 3+ years for frontline managing a diverse set of candidates (full-stack, backend, mobile,machine learning), across various technologies. * Great management and team development skills: ability to set roadmap and goals for a team and every one of its members, delegate intelligently, mentor engineers, deliver frequent and transparent feedback, help team members grow in their careers and deliver results *Preferred Qualifications*

* A passion for crafting user-facing products and experiences. * Significant experience in designing and operating critical high-scale systems. * Good software engineering methodology -- significant and deeply-rooted opinions about testing and code quality, ability to make sound quality/speed trade-offs. * Expertise and interest in growing teams -- interviewing junior and senior engineers, collaborating with a recruiting team, smoothly onboarding new team members.Uber is changing the way people think about transportation. Not that long ago, we were just an app to request premium black cars in a few metropolitan areas. Now we're a part of the logistical fabric of cities everywhere. Whether it's a ride, a sandwich, or a package, we use technology to give people what they want, when they want it.

* Ability to drive multi-functional partner consensus across multiple Engineering organizations, offices, etc. * Strong data-driven prioritization skills and unafraid to say no to any level of authority, when things don’t look right.

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