Java jobs in Toronto, ON

About the role:

We are seeking passionate software engineers to join our Hydration Platform team and help build the foundation platform used by many engineering teams across Uber Eats.

You will collaborate closely with Uber infrastructure teams and Uber Eats product engineering teams. You will have opportunities to work across product lines spanning across feed, search, storefront and checkout.

About the Team:

The Hydration Platform team operates at the heart of Uber Eats’s technology stack. We build high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that serve store, item and user data to applications used by merchants, consumers and couriers in real time.

Our team works closely with Uber infrastructure teams across storage, networking and developer platforms. We develop innovative engineering solutions for complex product challenges. Operating at a scale of tens of millions of requests per second, our platform directly powers core user experiences like home feed, search, storefront and checkout.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field OR 2-year full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 2-year total technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Professional software engineering experience building and delivering production systems.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Python, or Go).
• Developing backend services, APIs, or distributed systems.
• Understanding of core computer science concepts, including data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and system design.
• Experience writing maintainable, well-tested production code.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and cross-functional partners.

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  Note the 1-year total of specialized software engineering experience may have been gained through education and full-time work experience, additional training, coursework, research, or similar (OR some combination of these). The year of specialized experience is not necessarily in addition to the years of Education & full-time work experience indicated.

Technical skills:

Preferred:

• Experience building scalable, high-throughput, and low-latency backend systems.
• Familiarity with micro service architecture and distributed system technologies such as Kafka, Redis, MySQL and Thrift.
• Experience with performance optimization, monitoring, observability, and production debugging.
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  Experience in driving cross-team projects.
  
  At Uber, we ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion. We take on big problems to help drivers, riders, delivery partners, and eaters get moving in more than 600 cities around the world!
  
  We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have a curiosity, passion and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world forward together!
  
  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.

For Canada-based roles: The base salary range for this role is CAD $144,000 per year - CAD $160,000 per year.

For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $171,000 per year - USD $190,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $171,000 per year - USD $190,000 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

Ready to Ride?

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.

You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.

Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity 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.