Senior Staff Security Architect — AI-Driven Defense

Uber; Seattle (WA); 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 Software Engineer – Agentic Systems to lead the Enterprise Security Team in building next‑generation endpoint security platforms. You will shape strategy, architecture, and tooling across macOS, Windows, and Linux to automate and scale defenses.

You will mentor engineers, drive security programs like Vulnerability and Application Security, and guide cloud-scale security initiatives with a focus on AI-enabled automation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-time work experience in security engineering and/or software engineering.
• Demonstrable technical expertise in managing complex security programs such as Vulnerability Management, Endpoint Security, or Application Security.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Golang, Python, or Java.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical strategy and roadmap for securing the enterprise environment and endpoints.
• Set organizational-level technical direction by identifying priorities and opportunities, managing expectations, and considering tradeoffs.
• Own the platform, architecture, and tools for securing corporate and production endpoints, including macOS, Windows, and Linux.
• Design and build next-generation security platforms and services to automate and scale enterprise security defenses.
• Define and lead the technical strategy for identifying, prioritizing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across all endpoints and applications.
• Champion best software engineering practices and empower engineers to build a strong culture of quality to achieve operational excellence.
• Partner with IT, product, and operations teams to integrate security posture improvements at scale across the entire environment.
• Leverage automation and AI to transform enterprise defense from human-driven to AI-driven.

Skills

Golang

Python

Java

Security engineering

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Master’s Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Job description

Uber is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer – Agentic Systems to lead the Enterprise Security Team in building next‑generation endpoint security platforms. You will shape strategy, architecture, and tooling across macOS, Windows, and Linux to automate and scale defenses.

You will mentor engineers, drive security programs like Vulnerability and Application Security, and guide cloud-scale security initiatives with a focus on AI-enabled automation.