About the Role

The Internet Traffic Team owns the ingress and egress of internet traffic to Uber across mobile and web. We build and operate the critical edge infrastructure that powers secure, reliable, and high-performance connectivity for Uber users globally.

We are looking for a Software Engineer II to help build the next generation of Uber’s video streaming platform at the internet edge, powered by WebRTC. In this role, you will work at the intersection of distributed systems, networking, and real-time media delivery to enable low-latency, reliable, and scalable video transport across Uber’s global edge.

This is a strong fit for engineers who enjoy solving deep technical problems in networking stack design, backend systems, and video transport.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

---- What the Candidate Will Do ----

1. Design, build, and operate backend services and edge infrastructure that support Uber’s real-time video streaming platform.
2. Develop systems that enable reliable, low-latency, and high-quality video delivery using WebRTC and related real-time transport technologies.
3. Work on traffic handling and control planes at the edge, including routing, load balancing, TLS/SSL termination, service discovery, and traffic steering.
4. Improve resilience, performance, and observability of media traffic flowing through Uber’s global edge.
5. Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, and product engineering teams to integrate video capabilities into Uber use cases.
6. Debug complex production issues spanning application, transport, and network layers.
7. Contribute to the evolution of Uber’s edge stack, including proxies, load balancers, DNS, and DDoS mitigation systems.
8. Participate in on-call rotations and operational excellence efforts for business-critical edge services.

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
2. 2+ years of software engineering experience building backend or infrastructure systems.
3. Strong coding skills in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, C/C++, or Python.
4. Solid understanding of computer networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, UDP, TLS, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, and load balancing.
5. Experience building or operating backend distributed systems in production environments.
6. Experience troubleshooting performance and reliability issues across services and network boundaries.

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. Experience with real-time media systems or video transport, including WebRTC, RTP/RTCP, ICE, STUN/TURN, congestion control, NAT traversal, or adaptive streaming.
2. Experience with proxies and edge technologies such as Envoy, Nginx, L4/L7 load balancers, or service mesh/gateway systems.
3. Familiarity with cloud and edge networking environments, including cloud CDN/load balancer integrations, and internet-facing systems.
4. Experience with traffic management, observability, and performance tuning for latency-sensitive systems.
5. Understanding of security and reliability concerns at the edge, including SSL/TLS termination, anti-DDoS protections, and production hardening.
6. Ability to work across backend, networking, and infrastructure layers to solve end-to-end problems.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$171,000 per year - USD$190,000 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$171,000 per year - USD$190,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$171,000 per year - USD$190,000 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. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.

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.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

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. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.