Software Engineer II, Backend - Search

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated backend engineer to join the Uber Eats Search and Discovery Team. You will play a critical role in enhancing the search experience for millions of Uber Eats users worldwide. You will leverage your expertise in software development and engineering excellence to drive insights and optimize search algorithms, ultimately improving user satisfaction and operational efficiency. You will be collaborating closely with the science, product and frontend engineering organizations as part of this role to deliver holistic search experiences.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points - What the Candidate Will Do -

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable software solutions
• Find opportunities for quality improvements in the search stack and lead the entire development lifecycle end-to-end, from architecture design and coding to testing and deployment

- Basic Qualifications -

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
• 3+ years of professional experience in software development with a track record of increasing responsibility and impact.
• Experience with Go and Python programming languages
• Demonstrated experience developing sophisticated backend systems and longer-term ownership of critical backend services and infrastructure.
• Bias to action and proven track record of getting things done.

- Preferred Qualifications -

• Master's degree in Computer Science
• Big Data: Proficiency building data pipelines. Experience in using PySpark at scale with large data sets. Experience with tools like SQL.