Staff Software Engineer — Autonomous Vehicle Data & Metrics

Uber Technologies Inc.; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 232,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k) plan

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Uber Technologies Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its AV Labs in Sunnyvale, CA. You will architect high-velocity data pipelines and performance frameworks for autonomous driving software, driving scalable, safe deployment across markets.

The role emphasizes cross-team collaboration, advanced driving metrics, and performance validation in both real-world and simulated environments. Equity, bonus potential, and full benefits are included.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience in large-scale data systems or autonomous software stacks.
• Strong expertise in software architecture and distributed computing.
• Proficiency in C++ or Python and Linux; high-performance development.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of automated software frameworks for benchmarking autonomous systems.
• Architect and optimize high-velocity data pipelines and software stack throughput.
• Develop multi-modal software metrics to benchmark autonomous software vs. human capabilities and safety standards.
• Communicate benefits and limitations of models and metrics to partner teams.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed computing

C++

Python

Linux

Data pipelines

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE

Tools

AWS

GCP

CI/CD

Job description

Uber Technologies Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its AV Labs in Sunnyvale, CA. You will architect high-velocity data pipelines and performance frameworks for autonomous driving software, driving scalable, safe deployment across markets.

The role emphasizes cross-team collaboration, advanced driving metrics, and performance validation in both real-world and simulated environments. Equity, bonus potential, and full benefits are included.