Software Engineer II - Networking

About the Role

The Uber Host Network team is responsible for managing the systems and components related to host networking across both on-premises and cloud environments. This includes host network observability, secure service mesh, traffic management, host network traffic authentication, and host network components for key infrastructure initiatives. As a software engineer on the Uber Host Network team, you’ll collaborate with top-tier engineers to build a reliable, secure, scalable, and modern host networking environment for Uber.

What the Candidate Will Do

1. Design, develop, manage, and modernize Uber’s host networking stacks to enhance functionality and performance.
2. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
3. Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of engineering best practices.
4. Participate in on-call rotations to provide timely resolution of critical incidents and ensure system availability.
5. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, design and implement scalable, reliable, and high-performance networking solutions, through sophisticated experiments.
6. Debug and troubleshoot complex issues across multiple systems.

Basic Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field with at least 2 years of full-time Software Engineering work experience OR PhD in Computer Science or related field.
2. Highly efficient coding in Golang, C++ or any similar languages.
3. Engineering experience in hands-on software development with thoughtfulness of scale, latency and distributed architecture.
4. Strong communication skills, experience working with different teams.
5. Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

1. 3+ years of full-time Software Engineering work experience OR a PhD in Computer Science or related field.
2. Solid understanding of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP.
3. Experience with Kubernetes (k8s), Istio service mesh and Envoy is highly desirable.
4. Proven ability to diagnose and tackle performance issues across the networking stack.
5. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
6. Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project.

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world - let’s move it forward, together.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time.

*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.