**About the Role** The Core Platform Foundations team owns defining, monitoring, and controlling operations for the infrastructure that supports Uber’s virtual computing environments. We are the lowest software layer abstracting the underlying fleet of hosts whether on prem or on the cloud, and as such we are the guardians of quality and security of the production host. The software that this team owns impacts all of Uber's production fleet - quality, security, and operational mindedness are highly valued, as well as compassion for the developer experience. **What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points** \-\-\-\- What the Candidate Will Do ---- 1. driving initiatives and change between stakeholder platforms, hardware teams, and cloud providers including ingesting new host type, OS/kernel upgrades, and perf tuning 2. triaging and deep dive debugging host-level issues 3. designing and implementing features and tooling for availability, reliability, and security at the host infrastructure layer 4. designing and implementing features and tooling for zonal disaster recovery \-\-\-\- Basic Qualifications ---- 1. Minimum of 3+ years of backend software engineering experience and Bachelor degree (or higher) in Computer Science or related field of study. 2. Experience in backend development 3. Operational experience of production / live services 4. Expertise in one or more object-oriented programming languages. \-\-\-\- Preferred Qualifications ---- 1. Experience implementing complex projects with multiple dependencies. 2. Experience with large-scale, distributed systems development 3. Experience working with cloud provider VMs 4. Experience with Linux and Debian (tools, libs, settings), debugging at the kernel / OS level 5. Experience with or just fearless curiosity to dive into low level systems For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$167,000 per year - USD$185,500 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link [https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits](https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits). Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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](https://forms.gle/aDWTk9k6xtMU25Y5A). 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.