Senior Staff Network Platform Architect

Uber; Washington; On-site; USD 267,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer for its Internet Traffic Team to advance its edge infrastructure stack, tackle large-scale networking challenges, and ensure a secure, reliable user experience. You will lead engineers, set technical direction, and drive collaboration with multiple teams.

The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, Go, and modern cloud platforms, with a focus on observability, performance, and security across a global system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in software development, with a significant focus on networking and distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Go.
• Solid understanding of networking protocols such as HTTP, TCP/IP, and UDP.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the company's edge infrastructure stack to enhance functionality, reliability, and security.
• Advance the company's edge infrastructure, tackling large-scale issues on a complex, global system while ensuring a performant and reliable user experience.
• Foster collaborative efforts with key stakeholders to align objectives and optimize results.
• Lead the team's direction and guide engineers on the Internet Traffic Team.
• Coordinate prompt responses to network outages or performance issues to maintain service reliability.
• Create and implement tooling for both monitoring and improving observability for internal stakeholders.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Networking

HTTP/TCP/UDP

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Cloudflare

Envoy Proxy

Job description

Uber is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer for its Internet Traffic Team to advance its edge infrastructure stack, tackle large-scale networking challenges, and ensure a secure, reliable user experience. You will lead engineers, set technical direction, and drive collaboration with multiple teams.

The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, Go, and modern cloud platforms, with a focus on observability, performance, and security across a global system.