Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Gen AI
UberSan Francisco, United StatesPosted 5 March 2026
Job Description
Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Gen AI
Department: Engineering
Team: Backend
Location: San Francisco, United States
Type: Full-Time
**About the Role**
The Insurance Engineering team builds and maintains critical services and tools for Uber's Insurance needs. The team is responsible for processing millions of dollars worth of claims every year. We also focus on automating and optimizing insurance claims processing and save millions, that directly impact Uber's bottom line. We are a high impact team that is critical for Uber's day to day operations. We also have a pipeline of innovative products and tech that will take us to the next level and be one of the leaders in the InsureTech space.
We are looking for talented engineers who will lead one or more critical projects and apply fresh ideas to improve products and tech for Insurance at Uber. This role is a great opportunity to both grow your technical skills and ship highly impactful products.
**What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points**
\-\-\-\- What the Candidate Will Do ----
1. Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and build cross-functional solutions that impact all Insurance related business needs
2. Contribute to the technical roadmap by developing innovative features and solving complex problems.
3. Provide technical expertise and input to shape the vision for your area, while executing on product requirements.
4. Design and collaborate with multiple partners, both internal and external to develop and maintain critical services and tools
5. Drive and improve the scalability, reliability and efficiency of critical systems
\-\-\-\- Basic Qualifications ----
1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field, with 5+ years of full-time engineering experience.
2. Experience in hands-on software development with thoughtfulness of scale, latency and distributed architecture.
3. Highly efficient coding in Golang, Java or any similar languages.
4. Proven track record of delivering high-quality software and contributing to impactful projects.
5. Ability to execute
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