About the Role
This role is part of Uber’s ML Serving team within the AI Platform, responsible for defining and evolving the infrastructure that powers real-time ML and generative AI inference at Uber scale. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will set technical direction for ML serving systems, lead cross-team initiatives, and design foundational architectures that support thousands of models in production. Your work will shape Uber’s long-term strategy for scalable, reliable, and efficient ML serving.
What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points
---- What the Candidate Will Do ----
- Define architecture and technical strategy for Uber’s ML serving and inference platforms
- Lead cross-team efforts to scale and evolve serving infrastructure for predictive and generative AI workloads
- Design systems that balance latency, cost, reliability, and developer productivity
- Act as a technical leader and mentor across the ML Platform organization
- Drive operational excellence and long-term sustainability of mission-critical ML systems
---- Basic Qualifications ----
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of full-time engineering experience
- Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems in production
- Deep expertise in backend systems, system architecture, and performance optimization
- Strong leadership skills with a track record of driving complex technical initiatives
---- Preferred Qualifications ----
- Deep experience with ML serving platforms, inference orchestration, or real-time AI systems
- Experience supporting high-throughput, low-latency workloads at global scale
- Strong understanding of ML model lifecycle, observability, and reliability at scale
- Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and stakeholders
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$232,000 per year - USD$258,000 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. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.
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