Staff Software Engineer - Compute Platform

Uber • San Francisco, CA

71d • $223,000 - $248,000

About The Position

The Compute Platform team's mission is to build the next generation of Uber's container orchestration platform on Kubernetes that is secure, reliable, scalable, and highly efficient. At Uber we have a complex infrastructure spanning both on-prem data centers and cloud. It supports a diverse variety of workloads (stateless, stateful, batch, streaming, ML/AI), each different in its characteristics and requirements. We build solutions to enable user applications/jobs to be deployed anywhere in the world with the touch of a button. We build abstractions to enable Uber developers with infrastructure that just works for every application type. We actively work with the open-source community including Kubernetes and contribute back. We are at the cutting edge of technology and the team regularly presents at industry conferences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience programming in multiple languages such as Go, Java, Python, C/C++
• 8+ years of experience in low-level systems, distributed systems, or similar technologies.
• Strong background in containerization, resource scheduling, and cluster management at scale.
• Hands-on experience with performance tuning, reliability engineering, and cost optimization in compute environments.
• Background in large-scale backend infrastructure.

Nice To Haves

• Working experience in cluster management solutions such as Kubernetes or Mesos.
• Understanding of container technologies such as docker or containerd
• Knowledge of operating systems and Linux kernel

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives through all stages of the project lifecycle, from ideation and design to project planning and execution, by understanding business requirements and providing effective solutions.
• Develop and document high-quality code to address strategically important problems.
• Productionize systems across Uber's fleet while carefully monitoring and evolving the solutions based on production data.
• Foster collaboration across multiple teams to achieve successful delivery of projects.
• Mentor engineers to cultivate their leadership capabilities.
• Represent the team in both internal and external forums.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
• May be offered an equity award & other types of compensation
• Various benefits as detailed on Uber's careers benefits page

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees