At Uber, Developer productivity is a cornerstone of our innovation engine - productive developers will deliver more features faster to our world-wide end users. We are seeking a world-class Principal Engineer (Director-equivalent) to lead the next frontier of software development by pioneering a new generation of AI-powered developer tools.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience defining and leading large-scale, cross-organizational technical initiatives from concept to completion.
- Recognized expertise in developer platforms, infrastructure, CI/CD, and software development lifecycle tooling.
- Hands-on experience applying AI/ML/GenAI to solve complex software engineering problems.
- Deep expertise in leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and other generative AI techniques to build intelligent developer tools.
- A strong background in compilers, code analysis (static/dynamic), or building large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience building and scaling platforms that serve thousands of engineers in a complex, polyglot environment (Go, Java, Python, Swift, Kotlin).
- Expertise with modern build systems (e.g., Bazel, Buck) and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
Responsibilities
- Architect and drive the long-term technical vision and roadmap for AI-powered developer tools and infrastructure at Uber.
- Lead the design and implementation of novel systems that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs), static/dynamic analysis, and machine learning to create a world-class, intelligent developer experience.
- You'll make sure the solutions you build concretely and measurably deliver, and show step-change improvements in key engineering metrics, including code velocity, review cycle time, test effectiveness, incident reduction, and overall feature launches.
- Spearhead complex, cross-functional projects that require influencing and aligning multiple engineering organizations and their leadership.
- Build the foundational platforms and tools that allow product teams to rapidly prototype, build, and scale new agentic AI features for our customers.
- Serve as the ultimate subject matter expert on developer productivity and AI-driven tooling, providing technical guidance and mentorship to senior engineers across the organization.
- Solve sophisticated technical challenges inherent in a distributed system that supports tens of thousands of microservices and mobile developers.
Other
- 15+ years of relevant software engineering experience, with a proven track record of technical leadership and innovation.
- Experience influencing and aligning senior leadership (Director, VP level) on technical strategy and roadmaps.
- A history of significant contributions to the open-source community, publications in top-tier conferences, or patents in relevant fields.
- For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$284,000 per year - USD$315,500 per year.
- For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$284,000 per year - USD$315,500 per year.
