Software Engineer II - Backend

team is at the heart of this mission, building the foundational systems that help Uber Eats better understand, represent, and categorize every merchant on our platform. As a Machine Learning Engineer on this team, you will focus on improving the quality, consistency, and usability of merchant-related data at a global scale. You will leverage our ML platform to build models that serve critical use cases across Uber, including

Design and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning models to automate merchant data reconciliation, entity resolution, and data quality improvements. •

Architect and maintain end-to-end large-scale ML pipelines that ingest and process complex merchant datasets to power downstream products like Home Feed and Ads. •

Develop robust merchant embeddings and features that improve the precision of sales outreach and the efficiency of the merchant onboarding process. •

Improve the ML quality, model serving foundation, and data infrastructure specifically for merchant intelligence. •

Partner closely with Product, Backend Engineering, and Platform teams to translate business needs into scalable ML solutions. •

Maintain a bias toward shipping incremental improvements that have a clear, measurable impact on user experience and business growth.

Strong coding skills in at least one language such as

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Expertise with modern ML frameworks such as

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Experience building and productionizing innovative, end-to-end Machine Learning systems that handle large or complex datasets. •

Experience in simplifying and converting complex business problems (like data consistency and merchant classification) into actionable ML problems. •

Demonstrated ability to develop complex software systems scaling to millions of users with high reliability and monitoring. •

Familiarity with data processing and streaming tools such as

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Experience with NLP, graph machine learning, or entity resolution is highly advantageous given the team's focus on merchant data. •

Proven track record of mentoring junior engineers and driving engineering excellence within a team. •

Strong teamwork and communication skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders across the organization. ~~ ~~ For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $171,000 per year - USD $190,000 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $171,000 per year - USD $190,000 per year. For all US locations, 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.

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook - it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves - we'd love to hear from you. You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits. Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements. Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity 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.