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# Senior Staff Engineer (Backend) Core Services Eng

- **Company:** Uber
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $267,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, Data Streaming, Rust (Programming Language), Istio, Database Optimization, Caching, Backend, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Grpc, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.sanfranciscogigs.com/job.asp?id=3367837089&tx=FK5956FFI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* 10+ years of industry experience architecting, building, and operating high-throughput backend services and distributed systems in production.
 * Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
 * Strong problem-solving skills, with deep expertise in distributed system design, multi-tenant architectures, and high-concurrency paradigms.
 * Experience in applying caching strategies, event-driven patterns, database optimization, and high-availability design to solve large-scale real-world problems.
 * Industry experience with modern backend programming languages (e.g., Go, Java, C++, Rust, or Python), asynchronous message platforms (e.g., Kafka), gRPC/REST APIs, and enterprise cloud/orchestration infrastructure., * Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
 * Experience leading zero-downtime platform migrations, multi-region active-active deployments, or global disaster recovery strategies at extreme scale.
 * Deep domain knowledge in foundational core platforms (e.g., API Gateways, Service Mesh, Auth/Identity systems, or Event-Streaming platforms).

## Description

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Staff Backend Engineer to join the Core Services Eng org, focusing on high-scale distributed systems, resilient platform architecture, and foundational service infrastructure. Core Services is central to Uber's mission of providing fast, reliable, and scalable digital experiences. We focus on establishing industry-leading architectural standards, building shared backend platform components, and guaranteeing business continuity under extreme traffic demands. Our commitment to platform reliability and engineering excellence is essential to maintaining system stability for everyone who relies on Uber.

What You'll Do

 * Work with product, platform, and engineering leadership to shape the multi-year technical roadmap, system abstractions, and architectural vision for the Core Services org.
 * Leverage deep algorithmic and distributed systems knowledge to design robust, highly available backend solutions that drive system efficiency and business reliability.
 * Shape backend engineering culture, set org-wide architectural guidelines, and uplevel engineering talent across the organization.
 * Be responsible for end-to-end platform systems-from architectural design and high-concurrency microservices to load testing, observability, and zero-downtime production rollouts. Work across teams to productionize mission-critical platform solutions at scale.


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