Hiring: Senior Staff Engineer (Backend) Core Services Eng Company: Uber Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 02:13:00 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : API Gateway, C++, Event-Driven, Java, Kafka, Kind, Load Testing, Microservices, Python, REST, Rust, Service Mesh, TestNG, gRPC About the job Experience: •10+ years of industry experience architecting, building, and operating high-throughput backend services and distributed systems in production. Required Skills: •Interface directly with product, platform, and engineering leadership to shape the multi-year technical roadmap, system abstractions, and architectural vision for the Core Services org. •Leverage deep algorithmic and distributed systems knowledge to design robust, highly available backend solutions that drive system efficiency and business reliability. •Shape backend engineering culture, set org-wide architectural guidelines, and uplevel engineering talent across the organization. •Be responsible for end-to-end platform systems-from architectural design and high-concurrency microservices to load testing, observability, and zero-downtime production rollouts. Work across teams to productionize mission-critical platform solutions at scale. Qualifications: •10+ years of industry experience architecting, building, and operating high-throughput backend services and distributed systems in production. •Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. •Strong problem-solving skills, with deep expertise in distributed system design, multi-tenant architectures, and high-concurrency paradigms. •Proven hands-on experience in applying caching strategies, event-driven patterns, database optimization, and high-availability design to solve large-scale real-world problems. •Industry experience with modern backend programming languages (e.g., Go, Java, C++, Rust, or Python), asynchronous message platforms (e.g., Kafka), gRPC/REST APIs, and enterprise cloud/orchestration infrastructure. •Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field. •Experience leading zero-downtime platform migrations, multi-region active-active deployments, or global disaster recovery strategies at extreme scale. •Deep domain knowledge in foundational core platforms (e.g., API Gateways, Service Mesh, Auth/Identity systems, or Event-Streaming platforms). •For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $267,000 per year - USD $297,000 per year. •For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $267,000 per year - USD $297,000 per year. Compensation: •$267,000 per year •$297,000 per year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!