**About the Role** The Core Platform Foundations team owns defining, monitoring, and controlling operations for the infrastructure that supports Uber’s virtual computing environments. We are the lowest software layer abstracting the underlying fleet of hosts whether on prem or on the cloud, and as such we are the guardians of quality and security of the production host. As TLM of the Host Lifecycle team under Foundations, you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for base host provisioning and new sku adoption, zone turn up and decom, and strategic zonal projects including multi-zone and disaster recovery operations. You will work closely with teams in California, Seattle, Denmark and Amsterdam to align roadmaps, business goals, and maintain clear career paths for each engineer - it will be critical to foster a team environment that collaborates closely with remote offices. \-\-\-\- What the Candidate Will Do ---- Tech Lead responsibilities: - Support and operate a variety of critical production infra services and systems that provision and maintain the scaffolding of every Uber production zone 25% - Design and implement things 25% Manager responsibilities 50%: - Help establish and project manage projects and roadmaps that meet the overall Core Infra and Foundations vision - Grow, coach, and develop a team of skilled software engineers. Help them meet their career goals. - Help define the engineering culture and uphold the processes that will shape the future of the team Not your responsibilities: - Hiring or HR related tasks \-\-\-\- Basic Qualifications ---- - 3+ years of backend software engineering experience and Bachelor degree (or higher) in Computer Science or related field of study. - Experience in backend and systems development - Experience operating production / live services - Expertise in one or more object-oriented programming languages (Go, Java, Python). \-\-\-\- Preferred Qualifications ---- - Experience implementing complex projects with multiple dependencies. - Experience with large-scale, distributed systems development - Experience working with cloud provider VMs - Experience with Linux and Debian (tools, libs, settings), debugging at the kernel / OS level - Experience with or just fearless curiosity to dive into low level systems Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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](https://forms.gle/aDWTk9k6xtMU25Y5A). Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber’s cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role. For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$218,000 per year - USD$242,000 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link [https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits](https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits). Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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](https://forms.gle/aDWTk9k6xtMU25Y5A). Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber’s cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.