--- title: Sr Software Engineer Compute at Uber in Seattle, WA description: Uber is hiring for the Sr Software Engineer Compute role in Seattle, WA. Pays $202K–$224K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/sr-software-engineer-compute-at-uber-01a118c2-530e-7392-a1b9-cd42b1c62dbc date: 2026-10-08T00:15:49Z og_description: Join Uber as Sr Software Engineer Compute in Seattle, WA. Pays $202K–$224K per year. Full-time role. Requires 5+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/qtct9l.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Uber](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/uber?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Seattle, WA | | **Salary** | $202K/yr - $224K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 07, 2026 | ## Description **About the role and team** Leading at Uber’s Infrastructure organization means relentlessly raising the bar for reliability and availability, while designing a truly cloud native platform that seamlessly runs on multiple cloud providers. We are the Compute team at Uber, and are looking for a strong engineer to come shape the next version of our Compute platform. We own the foundational compute systems used by every product team at Uber - from control plane services such as node health monitoring to leveraging the latest kernel features to deliver graceful degradation at high utilization. Our company mission is to make transportation as reliable as running water, and we need technical powerhouses to build the dependable, high-performance foundation that supports that vision. This is a role for a proven, large-scale systems thinker who thrives in high-stakes environments. You will navigate the "messy" reality of complex infrastructures spanning global data centers and multiple cloud providers, supporting a diverse variety of workloads. You’ll need to make smart decisions with imperfect information and own the outcomes of global architectural choices. If you lead with clarity, build with heart, and are motivated by the challenge of peak efficiency at unparalleled scale - this is where you’ll make your mark. **What you’ll do** - Design and build end-to-end systems for orchestration, monitoring, or frameworks that stand the test of massive global scale and high availability. - Provide deep technical mentorship across the stack, ensuring architecture and implementations are robust, extensible, and secure. - Build a world class, extensible multi-cloud compute platform. Collaborate closely with stakeholders in the big cloud providers to influence their roadmaps per Uber’s business needs. - Learn from, and often contribute to, the leading edge in Linux open source to enable graceful degradation when there is resource contention - Lead and mentor engineers, reviewing code and designs while fostering a culture of continuous learning and humility. You will balance being AI-first while ensuring the quality of our code does not drop. **Basic Qualifications** - 5+ years of professional experience building scalable, fault-tolerant platforms, with a track record of delivering business critical services in the cloud. - Proficiency in Go, C/C++ or Java) and the ability to define organization-wide standards. - Proven experience leading large-scale engineering projects through the entire lifecycle from inception to global productionization. - Experience identifying architectural gaps and acting as a multiplier to reduce technical debt across the organization. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience. **Preferred Qualifications** - 7+ years of professional experience building scalable, fault-tolerant platforms, with a track record of delivering business critical services in the cloud. - Experience with operating a large fleet of Linux machines. Hands-on experience with Linux internals or container orchestration. - Experience building Compute platform in AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI. . - Experience in designing Linux features that boost fleet wide resource utilization. - Experience in driving cross-team projects. For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 per year. 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. ## Skills - High Availability Systems - Cloud Computing - Balance Sheet - Influencing - Amazon Web Services - Control Plane - Go - Open-Source Software - Boost (C++ Libraries) - MLOps - Cloud-Native Computing - Container Orchestration - Fault Tolerance - Linux Kernel Development - Microsoft Azure - Health Monitoring - Acting - Multi-Cloud - Graceful Degradation - Mentoring - Mathematics - Continuous Learning - C++ - Google Cloud Platform (Gcp) - Computer Science - Driving - Linux - Product Roadmaps - Node.js - Java ## Benefits - 401(k) Plans ## Related - [More jobs at Uber](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/uber?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Software Development jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Software Developer / Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development/software-developer-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [Washington](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/washington?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 62641 jobs - [Seattle, WA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/washington/seattle?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 17644 jobs - [Ground Passenger Transportation](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/transportation-and-logistics/ground-passenger-transportation?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11937 jobs - [Uber](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/uber?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 579 jobs ## Related pages - [Washington](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/washington?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 62641 jobs - [Seattle, WA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/washington/seattle?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 17644 jobs - [Ground Passenger Transportation](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/transportation-and-logistics/ground-passenger-transportation?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11937 jobs - [Uber](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/uber?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 579 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)