Job Description

About the Role

The Autonomous Mobility & Delivery (AM&D) team is leading Uber’s autonomous future across Rides and Eats. As we move toward a world where autonomous and human-driven vehicles coexist, we're building a hybrid marketplace that seamlessly integrates AVs — ensuring reliability, efficiency, and massive scale.

Our work touches nearly every part of Uber. Over the past year, we have partnered with top Autonomous Vehicle OEMs to successfully bring AVs onto our Mobility and Delivery platforms. And we are just getting started. As we gear up for the next wave of growth, we are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to help drive the vision and platform strategy that will power Uber’s autonomous future.

In this role, you will help design and scale the autonomous platform — building a foundation for faster OEM integrations, strengthening our simulation capabilities, and leveling up our data pipelines and reporting systems.

What You Will Do

Set the architectural vision: Define and drive the technical direction for the AM&D platform, partnering closely with product and business leaders to create real impact for Uber and our customers.

Lead major platform initiatives: Own and scale critical systems across the API Gateway, Simulation Platform, and Data Pipelines & Reporting.

Mentor and inspire: Provide technical leadership and coaching to a high-performing team of engineers, helping foster an innovative and collaborative culture.

Build for scale and reliability: Design, develop, and deploy platform components that are resilient, extensible, and easily integrated across multiple Uber surfaces.

Collaborate across Uber: Work with cross-functional and cross-company teams to ensure our autonomous platform aligns with Uber’s broader marketplace and product strategies.

Basic Qualifications

PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field AND 4-years full-time Software Engineering work experience OR 7-years full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 4-years total technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas:

Programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Python, or Go)
Note the 4-years total of specialized software engineering experience may have been gained through education and full-time work experience, additional training, coursework, research, or similar (OR some combination of these).  The years of specialized experience are not necessarily in addition to the years of Education & full-time work experience indicated.
Past experience in developing large-scale, distributed systems
Strong understanding of technical architecture, system design, and problem solving acuity for sophisticated technical challenges
Proven track record of leading and scaling high-impact product platform initiatives. Strong technical expertise with deep knowledge of platform architecture, microservices, and best practices for building resilient, scalable systems
Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional partners to drive business outcomes through a platform approach

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in building API platforms, data platforms, simulation or other foundational product platforms that serve multiple product teams
Experience in optimizing multiple-sided marketplace
Familiarity with Autonomous or Mobility or Delivery Systems, and understand challenges unique to the autonomous or mobility or delivery industries
Passionate about shaping the future of autonomous delivery and driving innovation in the industry