Staff Software Engineer (Platform Security)

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on backend infrastructure, distributed systems, or platform security
• Proficiency in languages like Go, Python, Java, or C/C#
• Deep knowledge of PKI, cryptography, and identity
• Experience with certificate authorities, secrets storages, and lifecycle tools
• Practical experience with KMS infrastructure, including cloud-native tools or HSM integrations
• Strong systems design, debugging, and operations background in Security infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of zero-trust architectures, mTLS, SPIFFE/SPIRE, and service mesh integrations
• Experience working across cloud (AWS/GCP) and hybrid/on-prem environments
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform) and secure automation
• Contributions to open-source PKI, crypto/tink, or security tooling
• Experience building device attestation, hardware-backed identity, or cloud-native workload identity solutions
• Demonstrated impact on org-wide architectural decisions and mentorship at scale

What You Will Be Doing

• Architect and build distributed, secure backend systems for zero trust architecture
• Drive Uber’s platform modernization efforts
• Expand and scale secure services
• Integrate cryptographic infrastructure into Uber’s workflows
• Collaborate to design scalable trust and identity models
• Investigate and introduce emerging security technologies
• Mentor engineers, lead technical design reviews, and champion engineering excellence

Perks and Benefits

• Bold ideas leading to real-world impact
• Challenges driving growth
• Speed fueling progress
• Opportunity for collaboration and cultural identity
• Accommodations based on religious, medical conditions, or applicable law