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Principal Engineer, Earner, Backend

Uber

Location

San Francisco, California

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/6/2026

Compensation

$302,000 per year

PhD with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 99.3%·Filings 920·New hires 237·
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·FY 2025

Job description

The Principal Engineer role at Uber focuses on leading the Earner Experience team, which impacts millions of drivers, couriers, and shoppers. This position requires a seasoned engineer who can provide technical leadership and influence product strategy across various teams. The role emphasizes collaboration with product, design, data science, and operations to enhance the consumer experience. It is a high-impact position that demands strong communication and leadership skills.

Requirements

  • PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field AND 8-years full-time Software Engineering work experience OR 12-years full-time Software Engineering work experience.
  • 7-years total technical software engineering experience in designing and building large engineering projects.
  • Experience launching more than one generation of a mobile application to millions of users.
  • Experience with iOS or Android application development.
  • Familiarity with modern mobile frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Write and document high-quality code to solve strategically important problems.
  • Provide high quality code and design review feedback to other engineers.
  • Evangelize technologies and their appropriate application across organizations.
  • Foresee architectural problems and opportunities that the organization will face.
  • Create an inclusive environment to promote open communication.
  • Build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
  • Lead organization-wide engineering projects through all lifecycle stages.
  • Inspire and rally engineers to deliver on the technical vision.

Benefits

  • Employees at Uber are often offered comprehensive health, life, disability, and mental wellness benefits, along with wellbeing stipends, travel medical coverage, and monthly Uber credits for Rides and Eats. Employees also get generous paid parental leave, flexible time off, and family-planning support so they can care for themselves and their families at every stage.

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