Staff Software engineer

About the Role

The scaled solutions eng team is seeking for an engineering manager. The team is full-stack and cross-functional. There will be significant, challenging problems in the Backend, Frontend, Data and ML engineering spaces, and the team will have embedded collaborators from Product Management, and Data Science.

As part of the team, you will have direct responsibility for vital systems and processes. You will take ownership of key features and initiatives in crafting and building high-quality, scalable systems. Your work will directly impact the lives of Uber's users and operations teams across the globe. - What the Candidate Will 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 cutting-edge technologies, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, and self-organization
• Hire top performing engineering talent and maintaining our commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Collaborate with and across teams to design, build, and ship great experiences for our customers

- Basic Qualifications -

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field AND 5+ years full-time Software Engineering work experience prior to Engineering Management experience AND 2+ years full-time Engineering Management work experience, INCLUDING
• experience setting roadmap and goals for the engineering team and leading engineering projects from planning through review stages.
• experience consulting with key partners, maximizing engineering resources, using measurable metrics and/or KPIs, and collating technical artifacts to make key engineering decisions.
• experience ensuring delivery by allocating engineering talent effectively to achieve engineering deliverables, empowering engineers, and maintaining productivity.
• experience hiring, team building, performance management, mentorship, and employee development.
• experience advocating engineering best practices and driving engineering excellence within their team and organization.
• AND INCLUDES professional industry exposure to and/or experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Python, or Go)

- Preferred Qualifications -

• Master's Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 4+ years of experience as Engineering Manager
• Exposure to or experience with:
• Product engineering
• Scalability engineering
• Distributed systems
• Team building:
• Establishes an inclusive culture and values diverse perspectives.
• Ability to compose and maintain a team with the appropriate blend of skills, seniority, and diversity that achieves technical team solutions while supporting individual growth.
• Ability to get and keep commitment from the direct team and partner teams.
• Expertise supporting and empowering a team to achieve mission and realize vision.
• Expertise in building trust across teams.
• Execution & Leadership
• Expertise managing expectations and considering tradeoffs when establishing project plan and timelines.
• Expertise leveraging diverse input, existing solutions, and available resources to make key decisions and achieve engineering milestones.
• Expertise in monitoring success through effective use of measurable metrics and KPIs.
• Track record of delivering results in fast-paced and highly ambiguous environments
• Expertise conducting thorough reviews and post-mortems, performance management, mentorship, and employee development.
• Passion for engineering excellence, demonstrated by championing quality, pushing for excellence, and achieving continuous improvement.
• Expertise in partnering with talent acquisition to drive hiring excellence and obtain quality hiring results.
• History of developing employees and up-leveling the organization.