Staff AI Platform Engineer (Developer Experience)

Uber; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 232,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its AI Foundations & Developer Experience (AIFX) team in San Francisco and other US locations. You will set technical direction, shape the AI-enabled SDLC, and lead multi-team initiatives across Uber’s codebases, enabling scalable, reliable agent-driven tooling.

You will mentor senior engineers, collaborate with platform partners, and drive long-term strategy for developer infrastructure and AI-powered workflows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience on large-scale backends or developer platforms.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, Python, or TypeScript.
• Experience directing multi-team or org-wide technical initiatives through all stages.

Responsibilities

• Define technical direction for the AIFX software factory and agent workflows.
• Lead evolution of AI-powered developer tools across Uber's monorepos.
• Shape the wider Uber AI ecosystem with platform and product teams.
• Prototype, design, and ship core components with reliability and cost discipline.
• Mentor senior engineers and represent Uber in external technical communities.

Skills

Software architecture leadership

Go/Java/Python/TypeScript

Multi-team leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Technical direction

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cadence

Temporal

Claude Code SDK

Codex

OpenCode

MCP

Job description

Uber is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its AI Foundations & Developer Experience (AIFX) team in San Francisco and other US locations. You will set technical direction, shape the AI-enabled SDLC, and lead multi-team initiatives across Uber’s codebases, enabling scalable, reliable agent-driven tooling.

You will mentor senior engineers, collaborate with platform partners, and drive long-term strategy for developer infrastructure and AI-powered workflows.