About the Role

Uber is seeking a Software Engineer II to join our Application Security Team. As an engineer on the security team you will leverage your software engineering skills to build systems that uncover vulnerabilities and raise the security bar across our infrastructure, mobile services and web apps. This is a unique opportunity to work with both senior and new-grad engineers, make a real impact on Uber’s security posture, and continue to up level your own software engineering and security skills.

---- What the Candidate Will Do ----

1. Design end to end features and systems that solve problems related to API Security, Secret Discovery, Code Scanning, and Vulnerability Management
2. Collaborate and consult with multiple engineering teams and other functional stakeholders from Privacy, Security, Compliance, Infrastructure, and Product for integration into our platform
3. Design and develop new systems to empower fast data-driven risk decisions
4. Build distributed backend systems serving real-time vulnerabilities at Uber scale

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. BS/BE degree in Computer Science or related fields
2. 2+ years of experience in software engineering and distributed systems
3. Hands-on experience with Go/Java/C/Python (we use Go!)
4. A depth of knowledge in datastore technologies including RDBMS & NoSQL
5. Experience implementing REST APIs
6. Distributed Messaging / Kafka
7. Strong problem-solving, service architecture, and coding skills
8. Demonstrated development of end to end applications

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. 5+ years of experience in software engineering and distributed systems
2. Experience with building real-time data pipelines
3. Experience designing, implementing, and deploying production-quality systems
4. Experience building out integrations with open-source and vendor products
5. Ability to communicate ideas and proposals concisely to a wide range of audiences

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$158,000 per year - USD$175,500 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link .

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing .

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber’s cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.