About the Role
Uber is looking for a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead teams within our Mobility Matching & Segmentation organization. You will own the technical strategy and execution for ML-powered systems that determine how riders are matched with drivers and how marketplace segmentation drives differentiated experiences across products like UberX, Wait & Save, Priority, Comfort, etc. Your work will directly shape the real-time decision-making engine at the heart of Uber's marketplace, impacting millions of trips daily.
As a Sr. EM, you will lead multiple engineering teams (including other EMs and TLMs), set technical direction, and partner closely with Science, Product, and Operations to deliver on an ambitious roadmap.
What the Candidate Will Do
- Lead and grow multiple engineering teams building ML-powered matching, segmentation, and marketplace optimization systems and platform at scale.
- Define and drive the technical vision for your domain, aligning with broader Marketplace and company-level strategy.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Science, Operations, and peer engineering teams to prioritize, plan, and deliver high-impact initiatives.
- Coach and develop engineers at all levels, including Staff+ ICs and EMs, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration.
- Drive innovation in areas such as real-time matching algorithms, marketplace segmentation models, forecasting systems, and experiment-driven product development (e.g., Switchback experiments).
- Present team strategy and results to senior and executive leadership, translating technical work into business impact.
- Own hiring, performance management, and organizational health for your teams across multiple geographies.
Basic Qualifications
- 5-10+ years of software engineering experience, with strong foundations in systems design and distributed systems.
- 3-5+ years of engineering management experience, including leading multiple teams and managing managers.
- Experience building and operating ML or optimization systems and platforms in production at scale.
- Proven ability to partner cross-functionally with Product, Science, and Business stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguous, high-impact problem spaces.
- BS in Computer Science or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience with marketplace systems, matching/ranking algorithms, large scale distributed systems, designing API for central services, etc.
- Track record of scaling engineering organizations and developing senior technical talent (Staff+ engineers, EMs).
- Experience leading teams that run large-scale online experiments and data-driven product development.
- Strategic thinker with demonstrated ability to drive both technical and organizational innovation in a fast-moving environment.
- Experience managing geographically distributed teams.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$267,000 per year - USD$297,000 per year.
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.
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