Hiring: Senior Staff Software Engineer - Financial Products (Backend) Company: Uber Location: Sunnyvale, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 02:13:00 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : C++, Java, Kind, TestNG About the job Experience: •10+ years of professional full-time software engineering experience. Required Skills: •Architect & Innovate: Partner with Product, Design, and Business leadership to translate ambitious product visions into scalable, high-concurrency backend solutions. •Technical Leadership: Serve as the primary technical authority for the team, steering architectural choices, overseeing rigorous code reviews, and ensuring system reliability. •Engineering Excellence: Champion and implement industry-best practices for code health, automated testing, and long-term maintainability. •Scale Systems: Build and optimize frameworks that support Uber's global scale, ensuring financial transactions remain seamless and secure. Qualifications: •Education: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field. •Experience: 10+ years of professional full-time software engineering experience. •Technical Proficiency: Strong expertise in modern backend languages-specifically Go, Java, or C++. •Advanced Degree: Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. •Distributed Systems: Proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining high-scale, resilient distributed systems. •Domain Expertise: Prior experience building mission-critical financial services software (e.g., payments, lending, credit cards, or trading platforms). •Mentorship: Experience leading senior engineering teams and fostering a culture of technical rigor and rapid delivery. •For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $267,000 per year - USD $297,000 per year. •Be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. •This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook - it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves - we'd love to hear from you. Compensation: •$267,000 per year •$297,000 per year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!