Security Software Engineer II — Scale Global Systems

Uber; United States; On-site; USD 171,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Equity

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Software Engineer II on the Security team to architect foundational infrastructure and data pipelines that power decisions for millions of users. You will design, build, and maintain systems with a focus on low latency, high correctness, and reliability.

You will own the software lifecycle end-to-end, collaborate with Product, Data Science, and Ops, and drive tests and monitoring to ensure production stability across global services.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience in backend development, distributed systems, or data engineering.
• Proficiency in one or more object-oriented or functional programming languages (Go, Java, Python, or C++).
• Experience with data modeling, query optimization, and translating customer problems into system design.
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience writing tests to verify functionality and establishing monitoring systems to ensure code stability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality code for features of moderate complexity and projects with multiple dependencies.
• Build and scale foundational infrastructure and data pipelines, balancing technical debt and shifting priorities while keeping long-term impact in mind.
• Own the software lifecycle end-to-end, from drafting design docs to debugging production issues and managing incidents independently.
• Collaborate across disciplines - including Product, Data Science, and Ops - to translate ambiguous requirements into simple, elegant system designs.
• Champion engineering best practices by providing quality code reviews, creating comprehensive tests, and improving system performance.
• Navigate internal complexity and stakeholder inquiries to unblock dependencies and ensure the reliability of our production environment.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

C++

Data modeling

Monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Spark

Flink

Kafka

Job description

Uber is seeking a Software Engineer II on the Security team to architect foundational infrastructure and data pipelines that power decisions for millions of users. You will design, build, and maintain systems with a focus on low latency, high correctness, and reliability.

You will own the software lifecycle end-to-end, collaborate with Product, Data Science, and Ops, and drive tests and monitoring to ensure production stability across global services.