Software Engineer II

About the Role

The Earner Screenings team builds the engineering systems and workflows that power Uber's background check systems globally for any earner onboarding to the platform.

Vision

Enable Uber to execute fair, expeditious and transparent background screening processes for earners globally.

In order to provide a safe and reliable platform for our riders and earners, we ensure we screen our earners on various dimensions(Motor vehicle reports from DMVs, County criminal search, Municipal criminal search, Federal criminal search, National criminal search, Sex offender search, Global watchlist search etc) during onboarding and also make sure we continuously monitor their background reports. In order to build these capabilities, we have partnered with multiple vendors who help pull the necessary data/reports for us. Once we get the necessary background check (BGC) information reports of the earners, we either adjudicate internally or depend on our vendors for adjudication.

Some of the key investment areas for the team in the coming years will be:

1. Make the Screenings funnel AI native by introducing in ML/model based optimizations in various parts of the Screenings funnel
2. Multi vendor marketplace ensuring vendor redundancy
3. Global screenings funnel analytics
4. Leveraging GenAI for making decisions on unstructured data

An engineer on the Screenings team has the opportunity to build new earner onboarding experiences and leverage LLMs and ML models to adjudicate BGC reports and deliver impactful cost savings to the company

What the Candidate Will Do ----

As a Full stack Software Engineer, you will be contributing and working with a group of engineering talents and deliver not only core onboarding experience but also new domain product like Rent Valet and Alcohol Delivery with direct trip impact for the ridesharing and delivery business.

1. Deliver solutions to transportation infrastructure problems at a global scale.
2. Build services and web onboarding experiences for Earners (Drivers and Couriers) making the user journey seamless and delightful
3. Build new services and technology stack in a GenAI first environment
4. Work with the latest front end and backend technologies building brand new experiences from scratch

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. BS/BE degree in Computer Science and related field. Advance degrees are preferred but not required.
2. A minimum 3 years of engineering experience.
3. Strong problem solving and coding skills. Competitive programming experiences are highly preferred.
4. A passion to learn. Our domain is cutting edge in the ridesharing business, and we want you to be as excited as we are.
5. Solid understanding and hands-on experiences with front end development, but the ability to jump into the back end as needed. An ideal candidate should possess the following technical skills:
6. Command of the frontend web development stack (Javascript/HTML/CSS). Frameworks like React/Flux/Redux or Angular.js are a plus.
7. Knowledge of a backend stack, including technologies like Golang, Java, Node.js, and how they interface with Redis, Kafka, Relational and/or KV stores and relevant storage systems.

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. Masters degree in Computer Science and related field
2. Experience building web front end and distributed backend services at scale
3. Experience building customer facing web views and internal tooling

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$167,000 per year - USD$185,500 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.