Drimva

Uber

Staff Security Engineer - Engineer

$232K–$258K

Seattle, Washington · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026

Experience
7+ years.
Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.

About the job

Provides technical leadership to design, build, and scale enterprise security capabilities that protect Uber’s endpoints, infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.

What you'll do

  • Set technical direction and deliver enterprise security capabilities, contributing to architecture and roadmap.
  • Build and improve security controls and platforms for endpoint protection, detection and response, system hardening, and infrastructure security.
  • Lead cross-team security initiatives and automate workflows to strengthen security coverage and enable consistent control enforcement.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
  • 7+ years of professional experience in security engineering, systems engineering, infrastructure security, or software engineering, including significant experience designing and implementing security solutions at scale.
  • Deep technical expertise in at least one enterprise security domain, such as endpoint security, infrastructure security, EDR, application control, zero-trust architecture, or enterprise security platforms.
  • Proficiency in one or more of Golang, Python, Java, or C/C++, with experience building production-grade software, automation, or security infrastructure.

Nice to have

  • Master's degree or PhD in a related technical field.
  • Experience with large-scale enterprise security, technologies such as EDR/XDR, SASE, ZTNA, SaaS security, and data loss prevention, or applying AI/ML, agentic systems, or advanced automation to security.

Pay

USD $232,000 per year - USD $258,000 per year (base salary; Seattle, WA-based roles)

Tools

Golang, Python, Java, C/C++, macOS, Windows, Linux, EDR/XDR

AI focus

Preferred experience applying AI/ML, agentic systems, or advanced automation to security operations, threat analysis, security policy enforcement, or incident investigation.

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