Uber · 4 hours ago
Software Engineer II
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$171K/yr - $190K/yr
3+ years expUber's AI Security team is focused on building foundational security platforms for AI operations. The role involves designing and building backend systems for securing Model Context Protocols and implementing adaptive access control within Uber's Zero Trust Architecture.
LogisticsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
Design and build backend systems that secure MCP servers, AI tools, and agent-initiated actions
Implement agent identity, identity propagation, and just-in-time credential flows across services and platforms
Build and evolve security gateways (e.g., MCP Gateway) providing authentication, authorization, observability, and guardrails
Implement risk-based and adaptive access control, integrating contextual signals (identity, behavior, environment, risk signals) into authorization decisions
Partner with Risk and AuthZ systems to move from static rules and manual approvals to real-time, contextual access decisions
Ensure systems are production-ready through strong reliability practices, monitoring, and operational ownership
Collaborate closely with Dev Platform, Risk, Privacy, ML, and Infrastructure teams to embed security into core AI platforms
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience building and operating backend or infrastructure systems in production
Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g. Go, Python, Java, or similar)
Experience designing and owning APIs, services, or platforms used by other engineers
Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals (auth flows, latency, reliability, failure modes)
Ability to translate security, identity, and platform requirements into concrete system designs
Preferred
Experience with identity, authentication, authorization, or access control systems
Familiarity with Zero Trust or identity-based security architectures
Experience building risk-aware or policy-driven systems (e.g., contextual authorization, approvals, gating, enforcement)
Experience with security-sensitive infrastructure such as gateways, credential distribution, policy engines, or audit systems
Familiarity with large-scale data or streaming systems (Kafka, Spark, Flink, Pinot, Hive, Cassandra)
Strong cross-functional communication skills
Benefits
Participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
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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