Uber
Principal Engineer - Security AI
$302K–$336K
Seattle, Washington +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
Sunnyvale, California - Experience
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep expertise in security.
About the job
Leads the design and implementation of security systems, services, and strategy, with a focus on protecting Uber’s AI platforms, LLMs, agents, infrastructure, and products.
What you'll do
- Set security strategy and architecture for AI systems and organization-wide security practices.
- Design, build, and ship security systems, tools, frameworks, and libraries; investigate incidents and resolve complex security problems.
- Provide technical leadership and collaborate with infrastructure, product, and AI/ML teams to integrate security across Uber.
What they ask for
- Proven technical leadership in design, architecture, and mentoring senior engineers.
- Expertise in at least one area such as secure systems design, applied cryptography, cloud security, identity and access management, zero trust architecture, or AI/agentic security.
- Hands-on experience building or securing AI/ML platforms, LLMs, or agentic systems.
- Strong coding skills in languages such as Go, Python, Java, C++, or Rust; experience building scalable, reliable, secure infrastructure and developer tooling.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in rapidly scaling tech environments and taking security products from zero-to-one.
Pay
USD $302,000 per year - USD $336,000 per year (base salary; Seattle, WA); USD $302,000 per year - USD $336,000 per year (base salary; Sunnyvale, CA)
Tools
Go, Python, Java, C++, Rust, LLMs
AI focus
Secures AI systems, including LLMs, agents, AI/ML platforms, and AI-driven products; develops access management, monitoring, threat detection, and long-term security strategy for AI and agentic systems.
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