Senior Software Engineer, Compute

Uber

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Compute

The Sr Software Engineer - Compute joins the Compute team within the Infrastructure organization to shape the next version of a cloud-native platform. This role involves designing and building end-to-end systems for orchestration, monitoring, and frameworks that support massive global scale and high availability. Key responsibilities include providing deep technical mentorship, leading large-scale engineering projects from inception to production, and collaborating with cloud providers to influence their roadmaps. The engineer will work with Linux internals, container orchestration, and multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Required technical skills include proficiency in Go, C/C++, or Java. The work focuses on solving complex infrastructure problems, such as node health monitoring and leveraging kernel features to enable graceful degradation during resource contention.

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What you'll do

  • Design and build end-to-end systems for orchestration, monitoring, and frameworks at a global scale.
  • Build and maintain an extensible multi-cloud compute platform across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
  • Influence cloud provider roadmaps to align with Uber's specific business needs and infrastructure requirements.
  • Contribute to Linux open source projects to enable graceful degradation during resource contention.
  • Provide deep technical mentorship and conduct code and design reviews for engineering teams.
  • Identify architectural gaps and implement solutions to reduce technical debt across the organization.
  • Define organization-wide standards for building scalable, fault-tolerant cloud services.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional experience building scalable, fault-tolerant platforms and delivering business-critical cloud services.
  • Proficiency in Go, C/C++, or Java.
  • Proven experience leading large-scale engineering projects from inception to global productionization.
  • Experience identifying architectural gaps and reducing technical debt across an organization.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7+ years of professional experience building scalable, fault-tolerant platforms and delivering business-critical cloud services (preferred).
  • Experience operating a large fleet of Linux machines, Linux internals, or container orchestration (preferred).
  • Experience building compute platforms in AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI (preferred).

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