About the Role
- - - - What the Candidate Will Do ----
- Manage Uber's internet traffic team, covering Layer 7 routing, SSL termination, Envoy proxies, L4 Load Balancing, Uber's DNS infrastructure, and anti-DDoS functionalities.
- Tackle complex problems on a global scale, ensuring smooth and efficient network operations.
- Lead a group of talented engineers to enhance user experience, reduce networking latency, and ensure the security and reliability of Uber's mobile and web traffic.
- Foster collaborative efforts with key stakeholders to align objectives and optimize results.
- Coordinate prompt responses to network outages or performance issues to maintain service reliability.
- - - - Basic Qualifications ----
- Bachelor’s/Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience in backend software development or management.
- At least 2 years of experience as a manager.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across different teams and effectively lead projects.
- - - - Preferred Qualifications ----
- Proven ability to mentor staff-level engineers, foster innovation in technology projects, and lead teams effectively.
- Strong knowledge of networking concepts such as HTTP, TCP/IP, UDP, DDoS mitigation, CDN caching strategies, and BGP..
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Understands failure modes in high scale distributed systems and strategies for incident prevention.
- Advanced understanding of cloud systems, including experience with cloud service providers like AWS, Azure, OCI, or Google Cloud.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$218,000 per year - USD$242,000 per year.
For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$218,000 per year - USD$242,000 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$218,000 per year - USD$242,000 per year.