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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.
The Staff Security Engineer - Engineer joins the Enterprise Security team to provide technical leadership in designing and scaling security capabilities for the corporate environment. This role involves owning the technical direction for security initiatives across corporate endpoints, production infrastructure, and cloud environments. You will build scalable security platforms, automated workflows, and solutions for endpoint protection, EDR, application control, and system hardening across macOS, Windows, and Linux. Key responsibilities include modernizing foundational security controls and applying defense-in-depth and zero-trust principles. Required skills include proficiency in Golang, Python, Java, or C/C++ and deep expertise in infrastructure security or EDR. The role addresses the technical challenge of securing a growing technology footprint by replacing traditional approaches with automated, security-by-default designs to mitigate emerging threats.
What does a Security Engineer earn?
Median $193000 from 107 postings across 42 companies.
Own the technical direction, design, and delivery of key Enterprise Security capabilities and roadmaps.
Design and implement security solutions for corporate endpoints, production infrastructure, and enterprise environments.
Improve endpoint protection, EDR, application control, and system hardening across macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Build and operate scalable security platforms and automated workflows to reduce operational complexity.
Drive security-by-default designs and resolve complex technical challenges with infrastructure and cloud teams.
Translate security risks into technical requirements and design controls that balance effectiveness with usability.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field (preferred).
7+ years of professional experience in security engineering, systems engineering, infrastructure security, or software engineering.
Deep technical expertise in enterprise security domains such as endpoint security, infrastructure security, EDR, application control, or zero-trust architecture.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Golang, Python, Java, or C/C++ to build production-grade software or automation.
Demonstrated ability to assess threats, translate security risks into technical requirements, and design controls balancing security, reliability, and usability.
Experience designing and deploying security solutions across large-scale environments including corporate devices, on-premises infrastructure, and public cloud platforms (preferred).
Experience applying AI/ML, agentic systems, or advanced automation to security operations, threat analysis, or incident investigation (preferred).