About the Role
Grocery & New Verticals is one of the largest growth bets for Uber, bringing on-demand grocery delivery to customers of Uber Eats around the world.
You would be joining an exciting new team, focused on building the tech to onboard non-restaurant merchants, inventory, brands, and promotions using highly scalable distributed systems. Uber Grocery is on an ambitious mission that has already been launched in several countries around the world.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead this team. The leader should bring experience in multiple domains to bear on building catalog and inventory applications at scale, and in-depth knowledge of many machine learning and/or backend technologies, platforms, tools, frameworks and best practices.
What You'll Do
• Drive vision & strategy for building the backend platform layer upon which Grocery merchants sit• Provide technical leadership, influence and partner with your team to architect, design and build systems and platforms that can stand the test of scale and availability, while reducing operational overhead• Partner effectively with cross-org engineering groups and various functions, and other internal and external partners to represent Grocery technology• Build a strong engineering brand for Grocery and be able to attract and retain top notch talent in mobile and backend engineering• Build trust, foster a collaborative team culture and help grow the respective leaders in each of the focus areas
Basic Qualifications
• 4+ years experience as an engineering manager.• 2+ years of proven experience leading multiple teams through Engineering Managers and Technical Leads.• BS/BE degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
• Proven experience leading engineering teams in parallel execution against high-stakes business goals and extensive engineering priorities.• Proven experience partnering across functions and organizational boundaries to effectively advocate for team, business, and company priorities.• Dedication to build a diverse and inclusive culture within teams• A strong ability to architect and design robust, high-scale systems and to challenge engineers to think bigger and more generically in developing their solutions.• Experience leading backend platform and ML engineering teams, with hands-on engineering experience on at least one of these domains.• 10+ years of progressive management leadership experience directing high visibility initiatives in geo-distributed team environments.• An inspirational technical leader with a high emotional intelligence who sets high and exacting standards and demands the best work of their team.• Experience with high-growth technology companies, and in organizations that know how to compete and win.• Proven track record of growing and mentoring accomplished staff ICs and EMs.
At Uber, we reimagine the way the world moves for the better. The idea was born on a snowy night in Paris in 2008, and ever since then, our DNA of reimagination and reinvention carries on. We've grown into a global platform moving people and things in ever-expanding ways, taking on big problems to help drivers, riders, delivery partners, and eaters make movement happen at the push of a button for everyone, everywhere.
We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward, together.
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