Uber
Sr Staff Engineer - Communications Platform (Conversational AI)
$267K–$297K
Sunnyvale, California · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of professional full-time software engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads the architecture and development of Uber’s global communications platform, integrating real-time voice, messaging, and conversational AI systems.
What you'll do
- Set the technical vision and architecture for communications and conversational AI platforms across Uber business lines.
- Integrate voice and chat services, streaming media, LLMs, and automated intervention systems into Uber infrastructure.
- Lead complex cross-team initiatives, establish engineering standards, and mentor senior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of professional full-time software engineering experience.
- Strong expertise in Go, Java, or C++; extensive backend engineering and distributed systems experience.
- Experience designing and operating large-scale, highly available systems, with technical leadership across teams and complex initiatives.
Nice to have
- Experience building Conversational AI platforms, real-time voice/chat pipelines, WebRTC, LLM agent orchestration, or natural language understanding systems.
- Telecommunications, CPaaS integrations, or real-time media streaming infrastructure experience.
Pay
USD $267,000 per year - USD $297,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Go, Java, C++, WebRTC, Twilio, Infobip, Sinch, LLMs
AI focus
Integrates conversational AI models, LLM orchestration, real-time speech processing, and automated intervention systems into communication platforms.
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