The Financial Products team is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend) to join our high-velocity growth group. Our mission is to architect and scale Uber’s next generation of financial services. As a leader within one of the company’s core strategic initiatives, you will be responsible for launching high-impact projects that redefine Uber's ecosystem. Your work will directly influence the company’s bottom line and shape how millions of users interact with our financial offerings. What You’ll Do • 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. Basic 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++. Preferred Qualifications • 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. You will 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.