Software Engineer II – Machine Learning -Maps Full-time

About the Role

Uber is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer II to join the Basemaps team in our Amsterdam tech office to help deliver top tier map offerings that powers our entire business. There is a unique opportunity to lead the effort of map curation and enrichment via inference and models that will help introduce new road network features, improve precision, and find map issues that reduce efficiency or expose road hazards..

What the Machine Learning Engineer will do

– Translate business level metrics to an engineering/science problem
– Be responsible for the End to End of the product – ML model pipeline & backend system design, implementation, AB testing, and rollout.
– Build new services that aim to significantly increase map issue resolution rate and accuracy, curate map features, and improve overall coverage
– Collaborating in a team environment across all functions, including but not limited to engineers, product managers, data scientists, operations

Must have skills/experience

– Master or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field AND 3+ years of full-time Software Engineering work experience, with technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas:
– Training using data structures and algorithms
– Modern machine learning algorithms (e.g., tree-based techniques, supervised, deep, or probabilistic learning)
– Machine Learning Software such as Tensorflow/Pytorch, Caffe, Scikit-Learn, or Spark MLLib
– Sound understanding of computer architecture and CS fundamentals.
– Proficient in one of the following programming languages: Java, Go, Python.
– Experience with MapReduce, Spark, and Hive on large datasets.
– Collaborative and work well with, and contribute to, a team

Nice to have skills/experience

– Experience working on large-scale distributed systems
– Experience working on large scale Machine Learning platforms,
– Engineering work, internships, relevant course-work, or project experience in any of the following areas: machine learning, search, ranking, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, data mining, or artificial intelligence
– Proven experience developing sophisticated software systems scaling to millions of users with production quality deployment, monitoring and reliability
– Proven track record to translate insight into business recommendations.
– Experience participating in oncall rotation for high scale distributed system domain

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 the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world forward, together.

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.

\*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to [accommodations@uber.com](mailto:accommodations@uber.com).