Full Job Description
Your Impact
- Long-Range Architectural Stewardship: You don't just plan for the next sprint; you architect for the next era. You'll anticipate shifts in the identity landscape-such as Passkeys, Decentralized Identity, and Zero Trust-ensuring Uber can pivot without massive rewrites.
- The \\"Force Multiplier\\" Effect: You elevate the entire 120+ person organization. By defining GenAI-driven fraud detection patterns and pioneering \"Identity-as-Code,\" you will reduce complexity and accelerate developer velocity across all of Uber Engineering.
- Cross-Domain Influence: You are the primary bridge between Engineering, Product, and Legal. You'll translate complex global regulations (GDPR, DMA, etc.) into elegant technical solutions that protect users without compromising their experience.
- Operational Excellence at 1B+ Scale: You set the gold standard for reliability. You will oversee systems handling hundreds of thousands of requests per second, ensuring five-nines availability for Uber's most critical path.
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Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Experience: 12+ years of full-time Software Engineering experience.
- Education: BS or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field.
- Distributed Systems: A proven track record of designing, building, and migrating large-scale backend platforms to hundreds of millions of users.
- Customer-Facing Platforms: Experience scaling SaaS or consumer platforms to a global user base.
Preferred Expertise
- Hyper-Scale: Experience managing systems supporting millons of users
- System Integration: Expertise in connecting complex systems between large-scale, tech-driven enterprises.
- Organizational Leadership: Proven ability to lead high-stakes projects that span across massive, multi-disciplinary organizations.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$267,000 per year - USD$297,000 per year.
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link [https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits](https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits).
Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.
