The Staff Software Engineer will join the Core Security Engineering team at Uber, focusing on enhancing the security of the production environment. This role involves building security primitives and user products that assist Uber engineers in securing their services. The engineer will work on critical distributed services, ensuring they are crafted with best security practices. The position requires long-term decision-making regarding infrastructure to scale and operate foundational security services.

• 8+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer.
• Significant experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale, high-availability distributed systems.
• Proven leadership ability to lead multi-quarter projects and drive complex initiatives.
• Deep expertise in backend infrastructure, including microservices architecture and distributed databases.

• Set the technical vision and architecture, influencing roadmaps across multiple teams.
• Lead and execute tasks with urgency to deliver technical and business impact.
• Own critical platform components, including frameworks and scalable backend services.
• Drive cross-organizational alignment and execution to deliver production-ready implementations.
• Solve complex distributed systems and operational challenges under heavy traffic.

• Employees at Uber are often offered comprehensive health, life, disability, and mental wellness benefits, along with wellbeing stipends, travel medical coverage, and monthly Uber credits for Rides and Eats. Employees also get generous paid parental leave, flexible time off, and family-planning support so they can care for themselves and their families at every stage.