Staff Security Engineer - AI-Driven Threat Detection

Uber; United States; On-site; USD 232,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k) plan

Other benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to safeguard user-facing products by leveraging AI/ML to identify evolving threats and to architect scalable security services across its global ecosystem.

The role requires 8+ years in security engineering with deep expertise in detection systems, incident response, and cross-functional leadership, plus a Bachelor's in a related technical field. On-site work is expected with strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in security engineering, threat detection, or client platform engineering.
• Experience designing, building, and tuning detection systems across log, network, and endpoint telemetry with reduced false positives.
• Proven ability to drive cross-team input and root-cause analysis.
• Experience leading cross-functional security and privacy projects through all stages: inception, requirement gathering, threat modeling, and global operations.
• Experience defining standards for security/privacy, testing, monitoring, and alerting systems, and leading teams to execute them.

Responsibilities

• Architect and scale sophisticated security services and frameworks designed to neutralize evolving threats across Uber's global ecosystem.
• Navigate high-stakes incident investigations by performing in-depth threat analysis and driving root cause analysis across complex, hybrid-cloud environments.
• Innovate and write high-quality, modular code to automate detection logic and scale response capabilities using Python, Go, or Ruby.
• Champion engineering excellence by establishing standards for detection rules, query optimization, and technical documentation within the organization.
• Collaborate across disciplines—including Network Ops, Incident Response, and Product—to influence security posture without direct authority.
• Own the transition from research to production by experimenting with new AI/ML techniques to continuously enhance our cyber defense capabilities.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat detection

Incident management

Threat modeling

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical field

Tools

Python

Go

Ruby

Job description

Uber is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to safeguard user-facing products by leveraging AI/ML to identify evolving threats and to architect scalable security services across its global ecosystem.

The role requires 8+ years in security engineering with deep expertise in detection systems, incident response, and cross-functional leadership, plus a Bachelor's in a related technical field. On-site work is expected with strong collaboration across teams.