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Uber · 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer - Compute Platform

positionSunnyvale, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$223K/yr - $248K/yr
date8+ years exp

Uber is a leading technology company aiming to reimagine the way the world moves. They are seeking a strong technical leader for their Compute Platform team to drive initiatives in building a container orchestration platform on Kubernetes, ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for diverse workloads.

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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

Qualification

KubernetesGoDistributed systemsJavaPythonC/C++ContainerizationPerformance tuningReliability engineeringCost optimizationLinux kernelMentoringCollaborationDocumentation

Required

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

Preferred

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

Benefits

You will also be eligible for various benefits.
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp.

Company

Uber

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Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
dateFounded in 2009
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.uber.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$35.56B
Key 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

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Dara Khosrowshahi
CEO
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Prashanth Mahendra -Rajah
Chief Financial Officer
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