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Sr Staff Engineer, Backend - Core Services

Company

Uber

Location

rio de janeiro, rio de janeiro

Posted

June 08, 2026

Position Overview

About the Role

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you are the Global Technical Anchor for systems powering every Uber trip and transaction. You define the multi-year vision for the backend ecosystem, acting as a peer to Directors and VPs to ground Uber's most ambitious business goals in technical reality.

What You'll Do

  • Technical Strategy: Define the North Star multi-year roadmap and lead high-stakes buy vs. build evaluations on the Architecture Review Board.
  • Execution & Excellence: Directly tackle high-risk challenges, driving a company-wide shift toward Zero-Trust and Always-On architectures.
  • Mentorship & Influence: Act as a leader of leaders by mentoring Staff Engineers and serving as a strategic advisor to VP/CTO level leadership.

Basic Qualifications

  • Experience: 12+ years of experience delivering massive-scale distributed systems.
  • Technical Depth: Expert-level understanding of distributed ...

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