[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 # Senior Staff Engineer (Backend) Core Services Eng Sunnyvale, CA, United States Full-time Senior individual contributor $267,000 per year Software Engineering Listed on Uber’s official careers site. Posted August 18, 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/153215) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Uber](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/) / Senior Staff Engineer (Backend) Core Services Eng ## Job description We are looking for an experienced Senior Staff Backend Engineer to join the Core Services engineering organization. Core Services is Uber's shared engineering platform — the foundation that every Uber product is built on. Identity, Payments, Risk, Communications, Safety, FinTech, and more. They are the most technically ambitious systems at Uber, operating at a scale and complexity few engineers ever encounter. When you join Core Services, you don't build for one team. You build the infrastructure every team depends on. A reliability improvement you ship today propagates across UberX, Uber for Teens, Eats, Freight, and every other product — simultaneously. About the Role 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. ### Basic Qualifications 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. ### Preferred Qualifications 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). ## Responsibilities ### For San Francisco, CA-based roles The base salary range for this role is USD $267,000 per year - USD $297,000 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: Aug 18, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 19, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: 62 days - Location: Sunnyvale, CA, United States - Employment type: Full-time - Pay: $267,000 per year[Apply on Uber’s careers site →](https://iaziqy.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/UberCareers/job/153215) ## More jobs at Uber ### [Graduate 2026 PhD Software Engineer II (AV Labs), United States](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/d13eea101513cf12a1e7/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [PhD 2026 Graduate Software Engineer II (AV Labs), United States](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/f871df60612e7bd72588/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [Senior Software Engineer - Embedded, AV Labs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/b4c0eb63bdae00debf87/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [Senior Software Engineer - Java Platform](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/9fd2be4713c8e172efb6/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [Senior Software Engineer – ML Infra](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/uber/jobs/eab87b1463c171204703/) Sunnyvale, CA, United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [The Core Engineering-Compliance, Senior Backend Engineer (Java & ETL Specialist), Vice President, Dallas](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/goldman-sachs-group/jobs/c19a1942a41c31086ea9/) Goldman Sachs Group · Dallas, United States ### [Staff & Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core AI Software (Onsite)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/a69f12ce099f3f019002/) Qualcomm · San Diego, California, United States of America ### [Software Engineer III - Backend Data Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/4885c61c7b928c3d1cb8/) JPMorganChase · Plano, TX, United States ### [Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/700c9d827e5cde1b2302/) JPMorganChase · Jersey City, NJ, United States ### [Staff Software Engineer - Streaming Backend](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/echostar/jobs/bc806f7b4178ac949bea/) Echostar · Lehi, Utah OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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