If you are interested in making a direct impact to the company's bottom line, join the Ad Tech team. Uber is on track to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in marketing. A 10% improvement in ROI on this spend saves the company millions and directly speeds up Uber's path to profitability. Help us build the software systems that will make this happen. The team is still in its early stages, so you can drive products from inception to adoption and further iterations.
- What the Candidate Will Do -—
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Build and work with real-time services along with batch data pipelines that track and attribute ad spend to actions that Uber users take (e.g. take rides, eats orders, etc.).
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Work on systems that will use sophisticated machine learning techniques to optimize spend within different channels
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Build real time systems that can handle millions of Transactions
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Build systems that detect ad fraud and help us eliminate ad networks that are only here to rob us of our money.
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Build systems that get us free traffic (SEO and content) instead of having us pay other ad networks for it.
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Build systems that will help us target the right kind of potential users.This involves working with datasets that are world population scale (billions of rows).
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Architecture: Knowledge of data structures and an eye for architecture. You can discuss the tradeoff between architectural choices, both on a theoretical level and on an applied level.
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Strong coding/debugging abilities: You have advanced knowledge of at least one programming language, and are happy to learn more. Our core languages are Java and Go.
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Fast learner: We're looking for software engineers who thrive on learning new technologies and don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. You should be able to adapt easily to meet the needs of our massive growth and constantly evolving business environment.
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A great teammate: You believe that you can achieve more on a team - that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. You rely on others' candid feedback for continuous improvement.
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Design and business acumen: You understand requirements beyond the written word. Whether you're working on an API used by other developers, an internal tool consumed by our operation teams, or a feature used by millions of customers, your attention to details leads to a delightful user experience
Bonus Points: If you have prior ad tech experience!
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.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is $207,000 per year - $230,000 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.