# Staff Security Engineer ## Summary - Organization: Uber - Location: Seattle, WA - Type: Full-Time - Department: Security Engineer, Engineering - Status: active - Posted: [object Object] - Updated: [object Object] - Closing Date: N/A - External Apply: Yes - External Apply URL: https://www.uber.com/global/en/careers/list/153503 ## Details - Salary: N/A - Experience: 5+ years - Education: N/A - Team: N/A - Reporting To: N/A ## Description **About the job About The Role** As a Staff Security Engineer, you will be the lead architect for Uber's next-generation cloud security infrastructure. Operating at the intersection of Cloud Architecture and Applied AI, you will move beyond static controls to build a dynamic, autonomous security ecosystem across our multi-cloud estate, especially GCP and OCI. Your mission is to transform Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) from a reactive alerting system into a proactive, self-healing machine. You will spearhead the use of GenAI and AI Agent Orchestration to automate complex security reasoning, building intelligent agents that can independently analyse, prioritise, and remediate exploitable risks at scale. You will also provide security design solutions to support Uber's new business initiatives to ensure secure-by-design and compliance. What The Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points **Location: Seattle, Washington | San Francisco, California | Sunnyvale, California** ---- **What the Candidate Will Do** ---- - Strategic Architecture: Define the long-term roadmap for Identity-centric security and automated posture management for tens of thousands of cloud users. - AI Orchestration: Design and deploy Multi-Agent systems and RAG pipelines to automate the end-to-end security remediation lifecycle. - Scaling Control: Implement "LLM-as-a-Judge" frameworks to ensure the safety and precision of autonomous security actions. - Harden the Perimeter: Eliminate security hotspots and enforce secure-by-default baselines across all cloud platforms. - Technical Leadership: Serve as a force multiplier, mentoring engineers and bridging the gap between security research and production engineering. ---- **Basic Qualifications** ---- - Multi-Cloud Expertise: 5+ years of experience in Cloud Security, with direct, hands-on experience in architecting and securing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). - Security Posture Management: Expert-level understanding of CSPM frameworks, Deep knowledge of IAM, Network, vulnerability management (CVE reachability), and the automation of security baselines at scale. - Backend Systems Engineering: Proven track record of building scalable distributed systems (Go, Python, or Java) and managing complex security pipelines in large-scale environments. - Applied GenAI: Professional experience with LLM application development, including RAG patterns, vector databases, and AI Agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen). ---- **Preferred Qualifications** ---- - Strategic Translation & Execution: Proven ability to translate complex business objectives and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR, PCI) into high-level architectural designs and actionable technical roadmaps. You should have a track record of bridging the gap between legal/audit stakeholders and engineering execution. - Security Innovation: Experience pioneering the use of emerging technologies to solve legacy security debt, specifically using AI/ML to automate compliance auditing or to perform predictive risk analysis. - Cross-Functional Influence: A history of leading large-scale security transformations by influencing senior leadership and partnering with DevOps/Infrastructure teams to adopt "Security-as-Code" practices. - CNAPP Proficiency: Extensive experience operationalising Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) such as Wiz or Orca. Must be able to leverage these tools for deep visibility, risk prioritisation (attack path analysis), and automated compliance monitoring. For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$232,000 per year - USD$258,000 per year. For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$232,000 per year - USD$258,000 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$232,000 per year - USD$258,000 per year. For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link: https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits. ## Responsibilities None ## Skills None ## Tags None ## Organization - Name: Uber - Website: http://www.uber.com - Industry: Internet Marketplace Platforms - Size: 10,001+ employees - Founded Year: N/A - Description: We are Uber. The go-getters. The kind of people who are relentless about our mission to help people go anywhere and get anything and earn their way. Movement is what we power. It’s our lifeblood. It runs through our veins. It’s what gets us out of bed each morning. It pushes us to constantly reimagine how we can move better. For you. For all the places you want to go. For all the things you want to get. For all the ways you want to earn. Across the entire world. In real time. At the incredible speed of now. The idea for Uber was born on a snowy night in Paris in 2008, and ever since then our DNA of reimagination and reinvention carries on. We’ve grown into a global platform powering flexible earnings and the movement of people and things in ever expanding ways. We’ve gone from connecting rides on 4 wheels to 2 wheels to 18-wheel freight deliveries. From takeout meals to daily essentials to prescription drugs to just about anything you need at any time and earning your way. From drivers with background checks to real-time verification, safety is a top priority every single day. At Uber, the pursuit of reimagination is never finished, never stops, and is always just beginning.