Senior Director, AI-Driven Developer Platform

Uber; United States; On-site; USD 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Equity

Office-based collaboration

Job summary

Uber seeks a Senior Director of Engineering for Developer Platform to own the strategy, architecture, and execution of a modern software factory. You will lead a ~240-engineer org across the US, NL, and India, advancing mobile infrastructure, CI/CD, testing, and governance while steering AI-enabled tooling and developer experience.

This role requires 15+ years in software engineering and 10+ years managing managers and executives, with a strong track record in large-scale systems, platform

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years of professional software engineering experience building and deploying complex, large-scale systems.
• 10+ years of direct management experience leading software engineering teams, including managers of managers and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the overarching vision, roadmap, and execution for Uber’s developer platform, driving AI-assisted software development.
• Lead a distributed engineering organization of ~240+ engineers across the US, NL, and India.
• Drive strategy for mobile developer infrastructure and build farms, toolchains, and release pipelines.
• Oversee core backend build, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing to ensure reliability and fast feedback.
• Establish governance for third-party open-source dependencies and security/architectural reviews.
• Balance high-level strategy with deep technical decisions and architectural tradeoffs.
• Represent Uber externally to attract platform talent and advance the developer tool ecosystem.

Skills

Executive leadership

AI/SDLC fluency

Architectural acumen

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

LLM tooling

Job description

Uber seeks a Senior Director of Engineering for Developer Platform to own the strategy, architecture, and execution of a modern software factory. You will lead a ~240-engineer org across the US, NL, and India, advancing mobile infrastructure, CI/CD, testing, and governance while steering AI-enabled tooling and developer experience.

This role requires 15+ years in software engineering and 10+ years managing managers and executives, with a strong track record in large-scale systems, platform