Sr Software - Core Infrastructure

Sr Software - Core Infrastructure Department: Engineering Team: Backend Location: New York, United States Type: Full-Time ### **About the Role** Senior Engineers at Uber have a deep impact across a wide variety of business and technology decisions. As a member of the **Core Infrastructure** team, you will build the foundational platform—spanning **Compute, Networking, and Foundations**—that powers every Uber trip, delivery, and freight shipment globally. We are looking for a pragmatic, high-execution Senior Engineer to help us build highly available, mission-critical systems that are "Secure by Design" and "Cloud-Native by Default." Whether it’s driving fleet-wide CPU efficiency, modernizing our global service mesh, or automating safe deployments, your work will directly impact Uber’s bottom line and developer velocity. ### **What the Candidate Will Do** - **Design & Scale Core Services:** Build and maintain the next generation of infrastructure services (Compute, Networking, or Tooling) capable of supporting XM+ sustained concurrent trips. - **Drive Efficiency & Optimization:** Contribute to large-scale initiatives to improve resource utilization (targeting 40%+ fleet utilization) and optimize unit costs across multi-cloud and on-prem environments. - **Enable Multi-Cloud Resilience:** Develop features that support Uber’s "Thrive in Cloud" strategy, ensuring seamless failover and active-active reliability across multiple cloud providers. - **Automate the Lifecycle:** Build "AIOps" and agentic automation tools to reduce manual operational load, aiming to automate incident response and alert triaging. - **Collaborate Across Infra:** Work cross-functionally with Storage, Data, and Product teams to ensure infrastructure is a seamless enabler for business growth (e.g., scaling for AI/ML workloads). - **Mentor & Execute:** Lead by example with high-quality code and rigorous testing, while providing technical mentorship to help mid-level engineers grow. ### **Basic Qualifications** - **5+ years of software engineering experience**, with a focus on backend services, infrastructure, or di