About the position
Software engineers at Uber have a deep impact across a wide variety of business and technology decisions spanning multiple projects and locations. They are pragmatic technologists able to craft scalable systems while delivering efficient code. They are not only collaborative role models, but also empathic thought leaders within a larger group. They are humble teachers, technically mentoring a team of hardworking engineers while also executing on delivering exciting projects! We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our Network Platform team, dedicated to shaping the future of L4/L7 layer networking and service mesh infrastructure, achieving unprecedented levels of reliability, scalability that meets the need for Uber rapidly growing global businesses.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain the service mesh infrastructure (discovery, traffic management, routing) to ensure high reliability and scalability
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Compute, Foundations, Deployment, Cloud, SRE, Storage, and Product teams), design and implement scalable, reliable, and high-performance L7/L4 layer networking solutions, through sophisticated experiments
- Participate in on-call rotations to provide timely resolution of critical incidents and ensure system availability
- Conduct in-depth debugging and troubleshooting of networking issues, both proactively and reactively
- Continuously improve the monitoring and alerting systems to enhance system reliability
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in networking, service mesh, and cloud-native architectures
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field OR 3-years full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 2-years total technical software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: backend services' networking stack or building infrastructure platform-as-a-service services
- Proven record of building and productionizing highly reliable infrastructure at scale
- Experience in building large-scale distributed systems
- Proficient in one of the following programming languages: Go, C++, Java
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a passion for continuous learning and improvement
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Kubernetes (k8s), Istio service mesh and Envoy is highly desirable
- Domain expert in the field of network infrastructure, public cloud, compute, storage, networking, containers/orchestration, observability
- Solid understanding of designing based on metrics to achieve business objectives
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
- May be offered an equity award & other types of compensation
- Eligible for various benefits as detailed on Uber's benefits page
