Sr Network Engineer

About the Role

The Uber Global Network Infrastructure team is looking for someone passionate about developing intelligent network infrastructures and embedding adaptive AI‑driven decision‑making while operating these cloud and on‑prem networks. The role combines a strong background in on‑prem and cloud networking engineering and operations, along with the many challenges and triumphs, to create a resilient, high‑performance network.

If you value simplicity, work comfortably in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment, and are excited to both teach and learn, we'd love to talk to you.

• Design, build and operate all facets of next‑generation network solutions, including cloud, transit, backbone and on‑prem networks in a 24/7 environment that powers Uber's business.
• Ensure network availability, performance and future scalability through automation.
• Collaborate cross‑team with multiple Engineering and Business organizations to develop and implement network‑based solutions that support our global growth.
• Apply intellectual curiosity and research new technologies; figure out practical applications within our principles and bring them to life in production networks.

• Identify and work with stakeholders to drive new production designs and deployments for POP, backbone, transit or Cloud networking.
• Provide production on‑prem and cloud networking support (GCP, OCI), interconnects, and VPC creation.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams and stakeholders for projects, new functionality, or troubleshooting operational issues.
• Participate in a 24/7/365 global on‑call rotation.

• 5+ years of Network engineering and operational experience in production environments with proficiency in one or more programming/scripting languages (Python, Go) for network automation and tooling.

• Experience leading large‑scale green or brownfield architecture, designs, and deployments for global or national enterprise or Service Providers in backbone or data center network fabrics.
• Domain expertise in one or more of the following: AWS, OCI, GCP, Backbone network design and architecture, large‑scale on‑premise data center networking, network automation and observability, large‑scale distributed systems.
• Hands‑on experience designing, deploying and/or operating Cloud networking in AWS, OCI or GCP environments (Direct peering, VPC networking, Security controls).
• Proven ability to lead operational excellence through best‑practice change management, outage mitigation and blameless post‑mortem processes.
• Great interpersonal skills, deep technical ability, and a portfolio of successful execution. Open‑minded to discuss various technical approaches and able to drive consensus across stakeholders at Uber.

For San Francisco, CA;
Seattle, WA; and Sunnyvale, CA-based roles, the base salary range is USD $180,000 per year – USD $200,000 per year. All full‑time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan, Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award and other types of compensation. Employees will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the link: