[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Uber jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Uber · Sunnyvale, CA # Staff Engineer - Core Infrastructure Sunnyvale, CA, United States Full-time Senior individual contributor $232,000 per year IT & Infrastructure Listed on Uber’s official careers site. Posted June 19, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Uber’s careers site →](https://iaziqy.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/UberCareers/job/157200) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Uber](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/) / Staff Engineer - Core Infrastructure ## Job description About the Role As a Staff Engineer (5B) in Core Infrastructure, you will be a key technical leader driving the architecture and evolution of the systems that power Uber’s global business. You will engage with stakeholders across the company to spearhead backend solutions supporting every trip, delivery, and infrastructure tool used at Uber. We are building a "cloud-native by default" ecosystem that is secure, reliable, and hyperscale-efficient. In this role, you will own the technical roadmap for critical sub-systems, ensuring our infrastructure is prepared to handle 1M+ concurrent trips alongside the massive compute demands of Generative AI and Autonomous Vehicle data. About the Team The Core Infrastructure Platform team builds the next generation of Uber’s orchestration, foundation, and networking layers. We manage a highly complex fleet spanning on-prem data centers and multiple public clouds, supporting a diverse variety of workloads including stateless, batch, streaming, and ML. Our ultimate goal is to create seamless abstractions so Uber developers can deploy anywhere in the world with the touch of a button—making infrastructure "just work." We are also highly active contributors to the open-source community (Kubernetes, CNCF) and regularly present our innovations at industry conferences like KubeCon. ### What You Will Do Lead Architectural Evolution: Identify architectural gaps in our compute and networking stacks. Lead projects from ideation to global execution to fill those gaps (e.g., migrating to standardized CNI/Envoy or implementing shared GPU pools). ### Drive Efficiency at Scale Design and implement solutions to increase fleet-wide CPU utilization (targeting 40%+) and accelerate ARM adoption to aggressively optimize Uber’s unit costs. ### Modernize for Multi-Cloud Direct the technical strategy for our "Thrive in Cloud" initiative, ensuring our foundations are resilient, active-active across providers, and capable of rapid regional failover. ### Integrate AIOps & Automation Drive the development of "Agentic" infrastructure tools (e.g., Project Eve for network quality) to automate 80% of alert triaging and incident response. ### Champion "Security by Design" Ensure 100% service-to-service authorization and zero-trust networking are baked into the core fabric of our container and networking platforms. ### Drive Cross-Functional Impact Collaborate heavily with Storage, Data, and Product teams to ensure the infrastructure can support 300x larger ranking models and L4 Autonomous Vehicle data ingestion. ### Mentor & Scale Talent Act as a force multiplier by mentoring 5A and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of "100% Done-Done" and operational excellence across the organization. ### Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). 8+ years of full-time Software Engineering work experience (inclusive of PhD research or equivalent specialized education). ### Systems Languages Deep, hands-on proficiency in Go, Java, or C++. ### Distributed Systems Mastery Demonstrated experience designing, building, and productionizing large-scale, high-availability infrastructure services. ### Execution Excellence A proven track record of leading complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives from initial design through fleet-wide rollout. ### Preferred Qualifications Cloud-Native Depth: Deep knowledge of Kubernetes internals, container runtimes (CRI), and modern networking (CNI/Envoy). ### Infrastructure Strategy Prior experience with hybrid-cloud or multi-cloud migrations and cost-optimization at a massive scale. ### Linux & Kernel Knowledge Strong understanding of operating systems, Linux kernel performance tuning, and/or eBPF. ### AI/ML Infrastructure Experience building or managing compute platforms specifically tailored for GPU scheduling and large-scale model training. ### Community Influence Active contributions to open-source infrastructure projects or a history of presenting at major technical conferences. ## Responsibilities ### 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 Sunnyvale, CA-based roles 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Jun 19, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 19, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: 122 days - Location: Sunnyvale, CA, United States - Employment type: Full-time - Pay: $232,000 per year[Apply on Uber’s careers site →](https://iaziqy.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/UberCareers/job/157200) ## More jobs at Uber ### [Data Center Engineer, Structured Cabling & Physical Network](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/b81f4f49ba53fe3437f8/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [Director of Security, Risk & Compliance](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/52c56b5053ffb6e39c6a/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [Fleet Engineering Lead - AV Lab](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/6e967d1aa510eea1267e/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [Graduate 2026 PhD Software Engineer II (AV Labs), United States](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/d13eea101513cf12a1e7/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [Machine Learning Engineer II - AV Labs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/2f18b9be6d507b8aff01/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Senior Core Infrastructure Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/jobs/4161ff7a770103b970a3/) Oracle · Nashville, TN, United States ### [SoC Infrastructure/NoC, Power & Performance Validation Engineer, Staff](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/52befc048876f4acf979/) Qualcomm · Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico ### [Senior Staff Software Engineer – Test Automation Infrastructure (ZIA Core)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/zscaler/jobs/43a7fdd0166c18d9a4e9/) Zscaler · Office - Santa Clara, USA ### [Software Development Engineer, Ads AI Core Infrastructure (ACI), Ads AI Core Infrastructure](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/9659e38614f5fec09b8c/) Amazon · US, NY, New York [Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA](/locations/us/ca/sunnyvale/)[Jobs in California](/locations/us-ca/)[IT & Infrastructure jobs](/functions/it-infrastructure/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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