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Senior Staff Security Engineer

Uber
Sunnyvale, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/22/2026
About The Role

Our mission is to protect, defend, and secure Uber's products, infrastructure, and data by building highly available, scalable, and extensible security solutions and services. We are focused on proactively identifying and remediating security risks as well as swiftly detecting and mitigating security incidents. In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, we continuously adapt and evolve our defenses in order to always stay one step ahead of potential threats.

We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Staff Security Engineer to lead our Enterprise Security Team in driving the development of the next-generation endpoint security platform. This platform will be instrumental in enhancing our cyber defense capabilities across security posture management, application management, vulnerability management, and more.

The security landscape is constantly evolving, and with the adoption of ML/GenAI backed by extensive heterogeneous data, security threats are inevitably broadened. With your deep and comprehensive expertise across major technology stacks, you will lead major efforts to design, implement, and scale industry-leading security solutions for enterprise security. You are not only a technical role model, but also an empathic leader. You are a humble teacher, technically mentoring passionate engineers while also delivering uniquely challenging projects.

  • What the Candidate Will Do ----
  • Strategic Roadmap: Define and execute the technical strategy and roadmap for securing the enterprise environment and endpoints.
  • Technical Direction: Set organizational-level technical direction by identifying priorities and opportunities, managing expectations, and considering tradeoffs.
  • Endpoint Architecture: Own the platform, architecture, and tools for securing corporate and production endpoints, including macOS, Windows, and Linux.
  • Scalable Defense: Design and build next-generation security platforms and services to automate and scale enterprise security defenses.
  • Vulnerability Strategy: Define and lead the technical strategy for identifying, prioritizing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across all endpoints and applications.
  • Engineering Excellence: Champion best software engineering practices and empower engineers to build a strong culture of quality to achieve operational excellence.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with IT, product, and operations teams to integrate security posture improvements at scale across the entire environment.
  • Innovation: Leverage automation and AI to transform enterprise defense from human-driven to AI-driven.
  • Basic Qualifications ----
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • 10 years of full-time work experience in security engineering and/or software engineering.
  • Demonstrable technical expertise in managing complex security programs such as Vulnerability Management, Endpoint Security, or Application Security.
  • Proficiency in programming languages like Golang, Python, or Java.
  • A track record of successful execution in engineering security and/or product development at cloud-scale.
  • Preferred Qualifications ----
  • Master's Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • In-depth knowledge of security software frameworks, EDR solutions, and production services on public cloud providers (GCP, OCI, Azure, or AWS).
  • Experience with AI technologies and frameworks and incorporating them into production systems.
  • Experience leading complex technical projects across multiple engineering organizations and locations.
  • Ability to solve problems and make complex decisions with incomplete information in ambiguous situations.

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$267,000 per year - USD$297,000 per year. 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 Seattle, WA-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. For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits., For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$267,000 per year - USD$297,000 per year. 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 Seattle, WA-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. For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.

Salary : $267,000 - $297,000

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