**About the Role** We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join the Uber Eats Search Engineering team, where you will help build and optimize high-performance search systems that deliver relevant and personalized results at scale. In this role, you will contribute to search ranking, indexing, query processing, and infrastructure improvements. You will work closely with other engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to enhance the search experience and improve system efficiency. **What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points** \-\-\-\- What the Candidate Will Do ---- 01. Develop and optimize search algorithms, ranking models, and query processing techniques. 02. Enhance search relevance by improving indexing, retrieval, and ranking mechanisms. 03. Implement and maintain scalable search pipelines and distributed indexing systems. 04. Work with machine learning engineers to integrate AI-driven search ranking and personalization models. 05. Analyze search performance metrics and run A/B experiments to measure improvements. 06. Optimize latency, throughput, and scalability of search infrastructure. 07. Contribute to system design and architecture decisions to improve search quality and efficiency. 08. Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code in Python, Java, or Go. 09. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance search relevance and user experience. 10. Monitor and troubleshoot search-related production issues to ensure system reliability. \-\-\-\- Basic Qualifications ---- 1. 2+ years of experience in software engineering 2. Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Go. 3. Experience with data structures, algorithms, and information retrieval concepts. 4. Understanding of distributed systems, caching, and performance optimization. 5. Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases for indexing and storage. \-\-\-\- Preferred Qualifications ---- 1. Hands-on experience with search technologies such as Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr, or Vespa. 2. Familiarity with search ranking techniques, query understanding, and text processing. 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).