Uber Software Engineer II 

United States, West Virginia 

806269342

About the Role

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

1. Design, build, and maintain backend systems that enable Zero Trust access control across Uber’s infrastructure

2. Collaborate with senior engineers to implement secure-by-default access workflows.

3. Write scalable, maintainable, and secure code in Go and contribute to platform design reviews.

4. Own operational health by implementing monitoring, metrics, and alerts for production services

5. Respond to incidents and support access requests or security escalations as part of the team’s on-call rotation.

6. Author technical documentation to support adoption and team alignment

- - - - Basic Qualifications ----

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

2. 2+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong foundation in system design and architecture

3. Proficiency in at least one object-oriented or statically typed language (e.g., Go, Java, C++, Python, C#)

- - - - Preferred Qualifications ----

1. Solid problem-solving and analytical skills, including experience with algorithms and data structures

2. Understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and privilege access principles

3. Familiarity with ephemeral credentialing systems (e.g., X.509, certificate authorities)

4. Experience with relational databases, including schema design and query optimization (e.g., MySQL)

5. Backend engineering experience building secure, resilient, and scalable systems

6. A strong sense for user experience and usability

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$167,000 per year - USD$185,500 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 .