About the position
You will be joining the UberEats Order Platform Team. This team handles the core product layer orchestration for all Delivery orders at Uber, across the lifecycle from order creation to fulfillment to billing. The main themes within the team are reliability, architectural improvements and new logistical capability building. We are looking for a technical leader with a platform mindset who will manage the team that focuses on evolving our platform offerings as we onboard & support new use cases in our portfolio. We want you to work cross functionally across the company to bring all of Uber's new solutions to life and be supported on our platform. Your work will be instrumental in making these launches a success. You'll be leaned on to strategically align the team's charter and vision while also managing the execution of the team. This is a unique role as you'll get to wear multiple hats in thinking through operations, product requirements, and build the right platform capabilities abstracting the common patterns when working on problems. By unlocking the order platform for new modalities, businesses and problem spaces we ensure Uber at large can move faster, constantly and auditably; all while benefiting from the agility, scale and reliability + trust of Uber users.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of backend engineers to develop and maintain the Eats Order platform, enabling new business features and growth opportunities.
- Drive the vision and direction for the main product orchestration layer for Delivery order Fulfillment flows.
- Oversee the prioritization and delivery of capabilities and architectural improvements to maximize user value and business impact.
- Ensure operational excellence across all areas, including support, on-call, deployments, and incident management.
- Champion and implement engineering best practices across the team.
Requirements
- Strong leadership skills and technical expertise; ability to lead a platform team with deep domain knowledge and solve technical challenges through system design and problem-solving.
- Experience with high-scale, backend systems.
Nice-to-haves
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively across different functions and with diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in maintaining reliability and extensibility to critical tier1 services.
- Unwavering commitment to maintaining high standards for personal contributions, team members, and product outcomes.
- A successful track record of hiring and developing high-performing teams.
- 10+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams through technical leads.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program.
- May be offered an equity award & other types of compensation.
- Eligible for various benefits.
