Senior Engineering Manager, Maps
Uber
Software Engineering, Other Engineering
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Posted on Saturday, May 6, 2023
About The RoleUber is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to build out our Maps organization in our Amsterdam office. As the founding member of the team you will have ownership of all aspects of growing the site. By significantly contributing and crafting the vision of these teams you will help accelerate and scale the product as Uber continues to invest and grow in different markets.The Maps and Marketplace teams are responsible for what makes Uber work. From the road network through to matching driver supply with rider and eater demand this team sits at the core of every trip made on the Uber platform. Our teams build across the entire Uber stack from data ingestion to matching algorithms and the user interfaces that every user of Uber interacts with we embody the spirit of forest and trees that is a core part of Uber's values.
What You'll Do
- Build a team from 0 to 1
- Provide technical leadership, influence, and partner with your team to architect, design, and build systems and platforms that can stand the test of scale and availability, while reducing operational overhead
- Partner effectively with cross-org engineering groups and various functions, and other internal and external partners to represent your team
- Build a strong engineering brand for Maps in Amsterdam and be able to attract and retain top notch talent in mobile and backend engineering
- Build trust, foster a collaborative team culture and help grow the respective leaders in each of the focus area
- Be responsible for roadmap execution and delivery of projects with high quality
- 10+ years of progressive management leadership experience directing high visibility initiatives in geo-distributed team environments
- 3+ years of proven experience leading multiple teams through Engineering Managers and Technical Leads
- Proven experience leading engineering teams in parallel execution against high-stakes business goals and extensive engineering priorities
- Proven experience partnering across functions and organizational boundaries to effectively advocate for team, business, and company priorities
- Dedication to build a diverse and inclusive culture within teams
- A strong ability to architect and design robust, high-scale systems and to challenge engineers to think bigger and more generically in developing their solutions
- Experience leading mobile, backend platform and ML engineering teams, with hands-on engineering experience on at least one of these domains.
- An inspirational technical leader with high emotional intelligence who sets high and exacting standards and demands the best work of their team
- Experience with high-growth technology companies, and in organizations that know how to compete and win
- Proven track record of growing and mentoring accomplished staff ICs and EMs
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