About the Role
We are looking for talented engineers to join the Storage team whose mission is to develop and manage the database platform storing the majority of the operational data at Uber. We develop infrastructure which helps run Uber's large scale database deployments in an automated fashion and dynamically scale it to the business needs while ensuring that highest levels of reliability and uptime are achieved.
Docstore Control Plane and Reliability team's mission is to develop and support the database platform storing operational data at Uber. Team is looking for a Software Engineer with good systems knowledge, who would help us to ensure that the database systems run reliably and are able to scale with the growth in business.
What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points
---- What the Candidate Will Do ----
- Own backend systems and other infrastructure components necessary to deploy and run databases at scale
- Write code for production automation to help manage complex database deployments
- Develop and maintain SLO measurement and accounting tools and processes
- Develop capacity plans, debug production issues and work on improving performance and efficiency throughout the stack
- Collaborate with others, both from Core Storage and from application engineering teams, to ensure that the infrastructure we are building works seamlessly and best serves application engineers.
- Share an on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for database platform incidents
---- Basic Qualifications ----
- Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering field (e.g. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.).
- Production experience in operating large scale storage/database deployments (for example MySQL, Linux, Cassandra)
- Experience coding with Go, C++, Java and/or Python
---- Preferred Qualifications ----
- 5+ years of experience in configuring and operating storage / database systems (MySQL, MyRocks, etc)
- 5+ years of experience in optimizing and debugging Linux/Unix installations and/or TCP/IP network fundamentals
- Experience in development developing / operating of control planes and orchestration platforms
- Experience analyzing, monitoring, and troubleshooting large-scale, high-traffic distributed systems
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.
For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is $174,000 per year - $193,500 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is $174,000 per year - $193,500 per year.
For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is $174,000 per year - $193,500 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is $174,000 per year - $193,500 per year.
For all US locations, 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.