Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer Department: Engineering Team: Backend Location: Hyderabad, India Type: Full-Time **About the Role** As part of the Merchant Onboarding team, You will be leading the technical strategy and build product features while revamping the existing experience. **What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points** \-\-\-\- What the Candidate Will Do ---- 1. Lead the technical direction and architecture of our backend systems. 2. Ensure the operational health and performance of our services. 3. Drive the design and implementation of foundational features and technical direction 4. Be responsible for team's operational metrics 5. Enable effective experimentation, user behavior tracking, and engaging user experiences through front-end solutions. 6. Mentor and technically guide front-end engineers. 7. Foster best practices in backend development and provide thoughtful feedback. 8. Partner with product and design teams to translate vision and requirements into scalable and high-quality solutions. 9. Help interview and recruit more talented front-end engineers to Uber. \-\-\-\- Basic Qualifications ---- 1. BS or MS degree in computer science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience. 2. 6+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer with a strong focus on backend. 3. Extensive experience leading the architecture and development of complex, large-scale applications. 4. Expert-level proficiency in golang, java or similar. 5. Proven experience building data-driven features by analyzing user behavior, conducting A/B tests, and iterating on solutions. 6. Excellent problem solving, architecture, and design pattern skills. 7. Deep care for the quality, accessibility, and performance of the user interfaces you and your team build. 8. Exceptional technical communication and collaboration skills. \-\-\-\- Preferred Qualifications ---- 1. 6+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, leading teams 2. Excellent problem solving, backend architecture and design skills. 3. Deep care for the quality, accessibility, and per