Sr. Software Engineer, Web Platform

About the Role

The Web Platform team is looking for an engineer to join the team responsible for the foundation of all web applications at Uber. This team focuses on providing a high-performance, secure, and reliable web ecosystem for all of our users (riders, drivers, eaters, and our internal operations & logistics teams) through the creation and support of developer tools, and frameworks. The team’s main goal is to make Uber’s web engineers productive and its web applications high quality utilizing a modern tech stack (React.js & Redux, ES2017+, RPC, and Node.js). Some of our main products include Fusion.js, the React framework Uber used in hundreds of internal and external web applications, as well as Base Web, Uber’s React component library.What You'll Do

• Build the underlying architectural foundation for all of Uber’s 500+ web applications
• Create developer tools to increase the efficiency and quality of our product teams
• Continue to refine and define our tech stack, utilizing open-source tools, generalizing product-specific code, and/or building novel solutions to needs we encounter
• Contribute features and fixes back to open-source software, or build and promote our open-source tools
• Communicate and collaborate within and across teams to drive company-wide, large-scale projects
• Mentor, educate, and support those around you, as well as other web engineers within the company

Basic Qualifications

• You have JavaScript knowledge and have worked with Node.js
• You are knowledgeable in core and emerging web technologies and APIs (HTTP2, TCP/IP, CSS/HTML, Browser JS APIs)
• You know Web and Information Security concepts and concerns, such as CORS, CSP, CSRF, XSS, etc.
• You are knowledgeable in debugging and profiling Browsers and Node.js and understand ways to decrease page load speed and runtime slowdowns
• You are knowledgeable in modern web tools (npm/Yarn, Babel/Webpack/Rollup, etc.)
• You are knowledgeable in modern web frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc.)
• You are adept at communicating and collaborating effectively with others, promoting your ideas as well as being humble when you may be wrong
• You are excited to learn from and teach others and are passionate about creating tools, and products and providing support for your fellow engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• You are knowledgeable in Javascript typing languages/linters (TypeScript/Eslint)
• You are knowledgeable in data access/modeling (GraphQL, gRPC/Thrift)
• You are knowledgeable in WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, or HTTP/2 Server Push
• You are familiar with a service- architecture, microservices, and
• You have Web/Visual Design, UI/UX, and other relevant HCI experience

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber’s cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.