Staff Engineer • Senior

Who you are

You have 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on data ecosystems and technical architecture. You excel at navigating ambiguity and translating complex business goals into actionable technical solutions, ensuring alignment across multiple teams. Your expertise in designing scalable systems allows you to architect resilient batch and streaming pipelines that support critical operations.

You are a champion of data standards and governance, with a proven track record of improving data reliability and observability. Your ability to identify inefficiencies and automate workflows demonstrates your commitment to optimizing infrastructure efficiency. You thrive in collaborative environments, building strong relationships with stakeholders to drive consensus on technical decisions.

What you'll do

In this role, you will own and drive the technical roadmap for the Payments data ecosystem, balancing long-term architectural scalability with short-term business critical deliveries. You will actively identify strategically important problems and inefficiencies, partnering with Product, Operations, and Engineering stakeholders to translate ambiguous business goals into clear, actionable technical solutions. Your leadership will be crucial in driving alignment on complex technical decisions across the organization.

You will design and implement resilient, cost-effective, and high-scale batch and streaming pipelines that power critical support operations and financial analytics. Defining and enforcing robust data modeling standards and governance frameworks will be part of your responsibilities, as you lead the charge on improving data reliability, lineage, and observability to ensure trust in our data.

Additionally, you will identify opportunities to automate manual workflows and optimize infrastructure efficiency to lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Your role will also involve mentoring junior engineers and championing sustainable engineering practices within the team.

What we offer

At Uber, we offer a dynamic work environment where you can make a significant impact on our Payments data ecosystem. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with talented professionals who are passionate about data and engineering excellence. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Join us in shaping the future of transportation and payments.