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Engineering Manager II – Cloud Storage Platform

Engineering Manager II – Cloud Storage Platform

CompanyUber
LocationSeattle, WA, USA
Salary$223000 – $248000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Building and operating large-scale cloud-distributed systems, with reliability and observability and evolvability.
  • 5+ years of experience in software development
  • Experience in partnering with product and program management teams
  • Outstanding technical skills (backend engineering, object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms): Uber managers can lead from the front when the situation calls for it.
  • 3+ years of people management experience, managing engineers
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or related field
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, along with the ability to explain complex technical concepts and analysis implications clearly across different audiences and varying levels of the organization
  • Great management and team development skills: the ability to set a roadmap and goals for a team and every one of its members, delegate wisely, mentor engineers, deliver frequent and transparent feedback, help team members grow in their careers, and deliver results

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a team of engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.
  • Define the technical vision for and ensure alignment with Storage Platform’s broader strategy and stakeholders.
  • Drive execution, delivering cutting-edge solutions that impact millions of rides per day.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Program Management, Finance to deliver aligned results.
  • Grow and develop top engineering talent, providing mentorship and career growth opportunities.
  • Uphold engineering excellence and ensure a scalable, reliable, and efficient platform.
  • Influence senior leadership, shaping the future of Uber’s cloud strategy.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building cloud services with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Google GCP, or Oracle OCI.
  • Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through the actual launch of the project
  • Experience communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements and describe software product features and technical designs.
  • Comfortable wearing multiple hats depending on the needs of the team
  • 8+ years of proven experience in software engineering
  • Experience building and operating cloud-scale distributed database systems