Senior Software Engineer, Python Platform

This role is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Responsibilities:

1. Lead the design and implementation of large-scale improvements to Uber’s Python build systems, tooling, and developer workflows.
2. Architect reliable, scalable solutions that improve performance, testability, observability, and operational excellence across the ecosystem.
3. Drive initiatives that reduce tech debt and enable safe, continuous upgrades of Python and dependencies.
4. Partner with ML, data, and backend teams to simplify and unify development workflows.
5. Own projects end-to-end from problem definition and design through production rollout and long-term operation.
6. Improve engineering quality through strong design reviews, testing strategy, monitoring standards, and documentation.
7. Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the team.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong expertise in Python and large-scale backend systems
• Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems in production
• Proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives end-to-end
• Demonstrated commitment to operational excellence, including reliability, monitoring, and incident management in production systems
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to raising the engineering bar within a team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building developer platforms, internal tools, or infrastructure at scale
• Experience with Bazel or other hermetic build systems
• Experience with dependency/package management systems
• Familiarity with ML or data infrastructure
• Experience improving CI/CD systems or large monorepos
• Contributions to open-source tooling ecosystems