Job Details

ID #12366135
State California
City Paloalto
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Uber Corporate
Showed 2021-04-18
Date 2021-04-17
Deadline 2021-06-16
Category Internet engineering
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Technical Program Manager, Developer Platforms

California, Paloalto, 94304 Paloalto USA

Vacancy expired!

About the Role

Technical Program Managers (TPMs) at Uber play a critical role executing high-impact organization-wide initiatives and continuously improving processes to increase the effectiveness of product and engineering organizations. This team builds and runs the developer platforms and APIs that every single engineer at Uber uses. With a few thousand developers around the world producing millions of lines of code in various languages, Uber already ships software at scale that very few companies can match. This TPM will lead a range of results-oriented programs, enable engineers across Uber ship products and services faster, and ensure best-in-class reliability!

What You'll Do

You will collaborate with Uber's Development Platforms teams to plan, execute and deliver various programs. You engage with partners across the organization and ensure that developer environments, tools and code hosting infrastructure meets the needs of engineers, and continuously improve their development experience. You build relationships and trust with various influencers and drive programs with compassion and integrity. You are not afraid to make key decisions and be direct in your conversations!

  • Lead cross-team and cross-functional programs and initiatives.
  • Understand end goals and formulate plans to meet those goals. Define Objectives and Key Results. Ensure broad agreement and alignment on them. Execute on those plans, and ensure timely delivery.
  • Identify and mitigate risks, proactively remove obstacles and handle escalations.
  • Develop broad technical knowledge and domain expertise. Understand the long term implications of architectural and technical changes, while not losing focus on the short term deliverables.
  • Continuously improve and scale the organization. Improve processes where needed, while being cognizant of not slowing down engineering teams.

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics, related quantitative subject area, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3+ years experience as a TPM or Engineering Manager in a software, SaaS, or systems development environment.
  • Experience with or solid understanding of large scale distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications
  • Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, challenges, and risks.
  • Experience with distributed systems for hosting and building code, and dev environments. CI/CD experience. Past developer experience in Java, Go, messaging protocols, web services, etc.
  • Passionate about quality, with a metrics driven approach
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and exceptional emotional intelligence.
  • Ability to influence, empower, and align people across a broad variety of job functions through your relationships.
  • Strong organizational skills to prioritize projects without losing sight of the highest priority items. Be good at facilitating discussions.
  • Analytical and truth seeking. Ability to understand complex concepts and make reasoned decisions objectively.
  • Excellent in identifying process gaps, measuring progress, and balancing engineering and product efficiency with process overhead.

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