Staff Software Engineer

Uber

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $232,000–$232,000 / yr
Posted: 8 days ago

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Above market

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Similar $190k

This role $232k

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This role pays more than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $232k versus about $190k 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 · Staff Software Engineer

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Join the Core Security Engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer in Sunnyvale, where you will lead the development of security primitives and end-user products that secure Uber’s global production environment. You’ll set technical vision and architecture, influencing roadmaps across multiple teams while designing and operating large-scale distributed systems with best security practices. Responsibilities include owning critical platform components such as frameworks, tooling, and scalable backend services, driving cross-organizational alignment to deliver production-ready implementations at scale. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in building high-availability distributed systems, deep expertise in microservices architecture, and a proven track record in security-related systems like authentication and authorization. Familiarity with AI/ML for automation is preferred.

Skills

Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Python Go PostgreSQL Redis AWS GCP Azure Terraform Prometheus Grafana OAuth2 OpenIDConnect IAM PKI Microservices DistributedSystems AsynchronousMessaging

What you'll do

Set technical vision and architecture for security services, guiding multiple teams.
Lead execution to deliver critical platform components accurately and on time.
Own frameworks, tooling, orchestration, observability, and scalable backend services.
Drive cross-organizational alignment to build production-ready implementations at scale.
Solve complex distributed systems challenges under heavy traffic for reliability.

What we're looking for

8+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer in designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems.
Proven ability to lead multi-quarter projects and drive complex initiatives across team boundaries.
Deep expertise in backend infrastructure including microservices architecture and distributed databases.
Strong skills in solving complex distributed systems challenges under heavy traffic conditions.
Experience in security-related systems such as authentication, authorization, and identity management.
Track record of influencing backend engineering strategy and architecture across organizational boundaries.

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