Uber · 8 hours ago
Sr Software Engineer, Core Security Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$202K/yr - $224K/yr
6+ years expUber is focused on making its production environment secure by default and providing industry-leading products and services. The role involves writing high-quality code, designing secure systems, and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance security across Uber's services and infrastructure.
LogisticsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
Writes high-quality code (i.e., reliable, readable, efficient, testable), provides quality code reviews, and creates comprehensive tests and quality documentation to solve moderately complex problems
Works with stakeholders to understand customer and/or business requirements
Creates and promotes efficiency and speed within a team by leveraging and improving existing solutions
Executes well-defined technical projects and solutions with drive and appropriate sense of urgency to deliver technical and business impact
Plans, organizes, and manages their own tasks, resources, and timelines to accomplish work accurately and on time
Defines and diagnoses problems and determines an appropriate solution, recommendation, or decision while logically evaluating alternatives and factors (e.g., resources, costs, trade offs)
Respects, listens to, and considers ideas/opinions of others from diverse backgrounds and experiences
Builds and maintains collaborative and trusting relationships with stakeholders within the team
Recognizes conflict or disputes among people and situations; seeks feedback and engages in open communication to resolve conflicts
Provides constructive and actionable feedback to others
Enhances the effective functioning of Uber by participating in and promoting activities and efforts that contribute to the engineering and/or people culture in the team such as onboarding and mentoring new team members
Participates in internally-focused engagements (e.g., tech talks, open source, conferences, team building)
Maintains and applies relevant knowledge to build and maintain backend services and solutions to support user-facing products, downstream services, or infrastructure tools and platforms used across Uber
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field AND minimum 6+ year full-time Software Engineering work experience
Efficient in one or more programming languages (Go, Java, Python, C/C++)
Experience in large-scale systems, scalability and reliability
Experience in participating in on-call rotations for critical T0-T1 services
Some experience in the security field (IAM, Authentication, Authorization, Cryptography)
Experience in mentoring junior engineers
Experience in leading medium-large projects, project planning, assigning works to junior engineers
Preferred
Domain expertise in Security related systems (Authentication, Authorization, Access, IAM, PKI, identity)
Experience in managing stakeholders and product teams
Experience in planning, project management, leading a small team as technical lead
Experience in AI and ML on creating efficiency by automation
Benefits
Participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
Various benefits
Company
Uber
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (830)
2024 (796)
2023 (684)
2022 (954)
2021 (750)
2020 (638)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$35.56BKey Investors
William AckmanPayPalToyota Motor
2025-09-08Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
2025-05-13Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2025-01-01Post Ipo Equity· $2.3B
Leadership Team
Dara Khosrowshahi
CEO
Prashanth Mahendra -Rajah
Chief Financial Officer
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