Sr Software Engineer, Core Security Engineering

Uber

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CASeattle, WASunnyvale, CA
Salary: $202,000–$202,000 / yr
Posted: 23 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 289 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$209,000 across 76 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Sr Software Engineer, Core Security Engineering

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As a Senior Software Engineer at Core Security Engineering, you will join a dedicated team focused on securing Uber’s production environment through the development of robust security primitives and user-friendly products. Your daily responsibilities include designing and implementing scalable distributed systems for service-to-service authentication, employee system access, and customer authentication, ensuring these services operate efficiently at massive scale. You’ll leverage technologies such as Go, Java, Python, or C/C++ to write high-quality code, conduct thorough reviews, and create comprehensive tests while continuously improving the performance of existing solutions. Additionally, you will collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements, mentor junior engineers, and lead medium-to-large projects, all while contributing to Uber’s engineering culture through internal engagements and on-call rotations for critical services.

Skills

Go Python Java C Kubernetes AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL Docker Terraform Git OAuth OpenID Connect JSON Web Tokens RESTful APIs Scalability Reliability On-call rotations IAM Authentication Authorization Cryptography Project management Leadership

What you'll do

Designs and implements secure backend services using best practices for reliability and scalability.
Develops high-quality code and comprehensive tests to solve complex security-related problems.
Collaborates with stakeholders to translate requirements into effective design documents for security systems.
Improves the performance and efficiency of existing software solutions to enhance team productivity.
Manages technical projects, ensuring timely delivery and addressing issues proactively.
Mentors junior engineers and leads medium-to-large-scale security projects effectively.

What we're looking for

Minimum 6+ years of full-time Software Engineering experience
Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Go, Java, Python, C/C++)
Experience with large-scale systems, scalability, and reliability
Participation in on-call rotations for critical services
Background in security fields including IAM, authentication, authorization, cryptography
Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead medium-large projects
Domain expertise in security-related systems (authentication, authorization, access management)

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