Engineering Manager II, Container Platform
Description For Engineering Manager II, Container Platform
Uber is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team within the Container Platform Infrastructure group. This role offers a significant impact on the evolution of Uber's backend teams and architecture. The Container Platform team's mission is to build the next generation of Uber's container orchestration platform that is secure, reliable, scalable, and highly efficient.
The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience building scalable, fault-tolerant, and robust products and platforms, including 5+ years managing engineering teams of 10+ people. They should have proficiency in Operating Systems, Linux, Virtualization, Containerization (Docker/containerd), and Cluster Management (Kubernetes, Mesos) technologies.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing product and technical leadership
- Setting goals that produce value to the business
- Upholding high technical standards
- Boosting operational efficiency and development productivity
- Managing and growing individual team members
- Attracting and recruiting new talent
- Collaborating across many areas of Uber globally
The role requires a strong leader who can attract talent, has a bias towards action, demonstrates engineering excellence, and is dedicated to mentoring and setting the team up for success. The position is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with collaboration with teams in the US.
Uber values diversity and welcomes people from all backgrounds who seek to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently.
Responsibilities For Engineering Manager II, Container Platform
- Lead a team within the Container Platform Infrastructure group
- Provide product and technical leadership
- Set goals that produce value to the business and uphold high technical standards
- Boost operational efficiency and development productivity of the team
- Manage and grow individual team members
- Attract and recruit new talent for growing technical challenges
- Collaborate across many areas of Uber, working with technical, product, and operation leaders globally
Requirements For Engineering Manager II, Container Platform
- 10+ years of experience building scalable, fault-tolerant, and robust products and platforms
- 5+ years in managing engineering teams of 10+ people
- Proficiency in Operating Systems, Linux, Virtualization, Containerization (Docker/containerd), and Cluster Management (Kubernetes, Mesos) technologies
- Ability to lead teams in Amsterdam and collaborate with stakeholders and sister teams in the US
- Strong hiring and talent attraction skills
- Bias towards action and good judgment about shipping quickly while ensuring sustainable product development
- Technical strength and deep knowledge of the whole stack
- Excellent mentoring and teaching skills
- Dedication to maintaining a consistent Uber experience for users
