Uber Technologies, Inc.

Overview

American technology company that operates ride-hailing, food delivery, and freight transportation platforms. Major open-source software contributor.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 2009-03-01

  • Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA

  • Status: Public (NYSE: UBER)

  • CEO: Dara Khosrowshahi

  • Founded by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp in 2009

  • Operates in 70+ countries and 10,000+ cities worldwide

  • Open-source contributors: Thrift (JavaScript optimization), Mobilenet

  • Uber Engineering Blog is a key resource for distributed systems

  • Migrated from monolithic to microservices architecture

  • Uber Eats is the second-largest food delivery platform globally

Products Mentioned in Wiki

  • thrift
  • mobilenet

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