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Principal Engineer - Security AI

Uber
Seattle, USA
Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago

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Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience in rapidly scaling tech environments, taking security products from zero-to-one.

Responsibilities

  • For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $302,000 per year - USD $336,000 per year.
  • For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $302,000 per year - USD $336,000 per year.
  • For all US locations, 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.
  • AI & Security Leadership: Lead Uber’s approach to securing AI systems, including LLMs, agents, and next-gen infrastructure. Develop strategies for access management, monitoring, and threat detection in an AI-first world.
  • Engineer at Core: Design, prototype, and ship secure systems and tools. Contribute to code reviews, frameworks, and libraries that harden our infrastructure and applications.
  • Technical Leadership: Serve as a trusted technical leader and domain expert in cybersecurity—covering areas like identity, access, data protection, secure networking, and AI/agentic systems.
  • Architecture & Strategy: Drive long-term architecture decisions with a focus on security, scalability, and developer velocity. Influence engineering practices across the organization to embed security into design.
  • Hands-on Problem Solving: Investigate incidents, dive into code, and solve the hardest security challenges.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with infrastructure, product engineering, and business teams to integrate security seamlessly.
  • Innovation & Research: Stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies (cloud, AI agents, zero trust, supply chain security) and apply them to our environment.
  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep expertise in security.
  • Proven track record as a technical leader—driving design, influencing architecture, and mentoring senior engineers.
  • Expert knowledge in one or more of: 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, with the ability to anticipate new classes of threats and define a long-term security roadmap.
  • Strong coding skills in languages such as Go, Python, Java, C++, or Rust.
  • Experience building scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure and developer tooling.
  • Hands-on problem solver with ability to dive into complex codebases and debug.
  • Strong communication skills with ability to influence executives, peers, and engineers alike.
  • Passion for building secure systems that enable business innovation rather than slow it down.

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