Uber · 4 hours ago
Senior Security Engineer
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$202K/yr - $224K/yr
5+ years expUber is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their Application Security team. In this role, you will help evolve Uber's AppSec platform by designing and deploying next-generation capabilities, including AI-driven vulnerability scanning and intelligent asset indexing, while collaborating closely with engineers across the company to enhance security automation.
LogisticsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
Design, build, and deploy large-scale automation to discover, analyze, and remediate security vulnerabilities across thousands of services
Design end-to-end systems and features for application security platforms, including secret discovery, code scanning, and vulnerability remediation
Identify security-sensitive functionality and coverage gaps across applications and services, and develop automation to close those gaps
Research novel attack techniques and security weaknesses, and automate their detection using innovative tools and approaches
Build distributed backend systems that power real-time analytics and data-driven security insights at Uber scale
Collaborate closely with engineering teams and stakeholders across Security, Privacy, Compliance, Infrastructure, and Product to integrate security capabilities into Uber's platform
Provide guidance to application and service owners to remediate identified security issues
Perform threat modeling, design reviews, and code reviews to assess security risks in new and existing systems
Mentor junior and new graduate engineers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
Strong programming experience in one or more languages such as Go, Java, C, or Python (Go preferred)
Experience identifying and remediating common security vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10)
Solid understanding of service-oriented and distributed system architectures
Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
Experience with datastore technologies, including relational and NoSQL databases
Familiarity with distributed messaging systems (e.g., Kafka or similar)
Preferred
Master's degree (or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Experience designing, implementing, and operating production-quality distributed systems
Experience building real-time data pipelines and analytics systems
Experience integrating open-source security scanners and/or commercial security tools
Expertise across multiple security domains, such as application, cloud, or systems security
Experience performing threat modeling, design reviews, and code reviews
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences
Benefits
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
You will also be eligible for various benefits.
Company
Uber
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$35.56BKey Investors
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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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CEO
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Chief Financial Officer
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