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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Staff Engineer to lead the technical strategy and execution for our Compute Platform team, with a focus on Kubernetes orchestration and cloud-native infrastructure. This individual will be responsible for designing, scaling, and evolving the systems that power our mission-critical applications, enabling developers across the company to build, deploy, and operate services with speed, reliability, and security. As a senior technical leader, you will define architectural direction, guide large-scale initiatives, and mentor engineers while collaborating across product and infrastructure organizations.
Job Responsibility:
Own the technical vision, architecture, and strategy for the global compute platform org
Define and execute the roadmap for our compute platform, focusing on scalability, performance, and efficiency
Drive architectural decisions and set technical direction for compute scheduling, resource allocation, and container orchestration systems
Ensure high availability and reliability of the compute platform through best-in-class observability, automation, and incident response practices
Drive adoption of best practices in scalability, availability, and security for multi-tenant compute environments
Evaluate emerging technologies in cloud-native ecosystems and guide their integration into the platform
Partner with product and infrastructure teams to deliver high-impact, cross-organizational initiatives
Mentor and coach engineers, helping grow their technical depth and leadership skills
Influence company-wide engineering standards and practices
Requirements:
10+ years of software engineering experience, including expertise in distributed systems or infrastructure engineering
Deep expertise in Kubernetes internals, container runtimes, and cloud-native compute platforms
Strong background in containerization, resource scheduling, and cluster management at scale
Hands-on experience with performance tuning, reliability engineering, and cost optimization in compute environments
Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with a track record of building and mentoring high-performing teams
Strong coding proficiency in one or more languages such as Go, Java, or Python
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional technical initiatives and deliver impactful results
Nice to have:
Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud compute environments
Contributions to open-source Kubernetes or CNCF projects
Familiarity with modern stateful data infra and ML platforms running on top of compute infrastructure
Knowledge of emerging compute paradigms such as serverless, GPU scheduling, or federated orchestration
Prior experience working in fast-paced, large-scale environments with mission-critical workloads
Experience mentoring engineers at staff+ level
What we offer:
Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan