Senior Software Engineer - Application Security

Uber

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA
Salary
$202,000–$202,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago

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Above market

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This role $202k
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This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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About Uber

Uber Technologies, Inc. is the world’s largest, San Francisco-based mobile technology platform facilitating on-demand ride-hailing, food delivery (Uber Eats), and freight transportation across approximately 70 countries.

Uber currently has 95 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $232,000–$232,000 across 76 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer - Application Security

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As a Senior Software Engineer on Uber's Application Security team, you will design and implement advanced automation to enhance security across the company’s extensive microrepository landscape. Your daily tasks include developing systems for vulnerability detection and automated exploit validation, collaborating with various engineering teams to integrate these solutions into existing platforms, and mentoring junior engineers. Key technologies involve Go, Java, C, Python, REST or gRPC APIs, Kafka, and NoSQL databases. You will work on large-scale distributed backend systems that provide real-time analytics and security features, aiming to raise the overall security bar for Uber’s mobile and web applications while fostering a culture of secure system design and data-driven decision-making.

Skills

Go Python Java C Kafka RDBMS NoSQL REST gRPC AWS CI/CD Messaging Systems Distributed Systems Authentication Authorization Encryption Cloud Services Security Automation Code Scanning Vulnerability Remediation

What you'll do

  • Design end-to-end security automation for identifying and validating vulnerabilities across Uber's microrepository landscape.
  • Develop distributed backend systems to serve real-time analytics and security features at scale.
  • Create new security systems like automated scoring and repository-to-service mapping to enable data-driven decisions.
  • Mentor junior engineers and lead technical design reviews for high-impact security projects.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate security automation into existing platforms.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Hands-on experience with Go, Java, C, or Python
  • Deep knowledge of datastore technologies (RDBMS and NoSQL)
  • Experience implementing REST or gRPC APIs
  • Service design and architecture experience
  • Understanding of Agents, MCP servers, and LLMs
  • Familiarity with securing agentic workflows within software applications

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