Sr Software Engineer - Mobile and Edge Networking

Uber; United States; Hybrid; USD 202,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking an experienced backend engineer to develop and maintain the real-time streaming infrastructure used across autonomous vehicle initiatives and multimedia AI agents. You will work on a platform that serves internal teams and external partners, focusing on reliability, performance, and scale.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including external partners, and help shape the streaming stack through design reviews and hands-on engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development, including networking and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in a backend language such as Go or Java, or comparable language.
• Familiar with HTTP, TCP/IP, and UDP networking protocols.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend infrastructure for real-time streaming use cases.
• Scale streaming infrastructure globally while balancing performance and reliability.
• Develop automated evaluation framework for streaming protocols and platforms.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to integrate systems and deliver new platform capabilities.
• Diagnose and resolve connectivity issues, performance regressions, and incidents across clients and services.
• Contribute to design and code reviews and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

5+ years experience

Go/Java backend

Networking protocols

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/EE or related

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Cloud services (AWS/GCP/Cloudflare)

Job description

About the Team

The Streaming Platform team builds and operates the infrastructure that enables real-time media streaming at Uber, supporting strategic company-wide initiatives, such as Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) and multimedia AI agents.

We own the general-purpose streaming platform for internal teams and external partners, designed to support diverse use cases and adapt to their evolving needs. Our work spans evaluating streaming technologies, improving reliability across unpredictable client networks, and integrating external partners’ systems with Uber.

About the Role

What the Candidate Will Do

• Develop and maintain backend infrastructure for real-time streaming use cases at Uber.
• Advance the streaming infrastructure’s global scale while balancing the performance and reliability of the system.
• Develop automated evaluation framework for streaming protocols and platforms against application requirements and operational needs.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to integrate their systems and deliver new platform capabilities.
• Diagnose and resolve connectivity issues, performance regressions, service incidents across clients and backend services.
• Elevate the team’s engineering quality by taking part in design and code reviews and participating in the team’s on-call rotation.

Basic Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
2. 5+ years of experience in software development, including networking and distributed systems.
3. Proficiency in a backend programming language such as Go, Java, or a comparable language.
4. Familiar with networking protocols such as HTTP, TCP/IP, and UDP.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master’s Degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience.
2. A background in autonomous vehicles (AV), with hands-on experience in developing, testing, or optimizing AV systems or related technologies.
3. Advanced understanding of cloud systems, including experience with cloud service providers like Cloudflare, AWS, or Google Cloud, and how to leverage them for L3/L4 to L7 networking solutions.
4. In-depth knowledge of advanced networking concepts, including security (TLS/SSL/DDoS), WebSockets, reverse proxies, and QUIC.

Ready to Ride?

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.

You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.

Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.