Software Engineer - Media Platform; Backend
Job in
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listing for:
Uber
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
-
Software Development
Backend Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Senior Developer, Software Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 232000 USD Yearly
USD
232000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Staff Software Engineer - Media Platform (Backend)
About the Role
The Media Platform team builds the unified backend platform that powers media ingestion, processing, intelligence, and delivery for Uber's Safety ecosystem. We enable real-time streaming, media processing, media intelligence, and compliant storage at global scale so Safety teams can build impactful products without worrying about scale, privacy, or infrastructure.
What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points What the Candidate Will Do
Architect and evolve Uber's Media Platform backend systems for ingestion, processing, storage, and delivery of real-time and recorded media.Lead cross-team technical initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, cost efficiency, and compliance of media systems.Define and enforce platform standards for performance, privacy, retention, and operational excellence.Partner with Safety, Legal, and Product teams to translate complex requirements into scalable platform capabilities.Mentor senior engineers and act as a technical multiplier across the organization.Basic Qualifications
10+ years of backend engineering experience, with deep expertise in distributed systems and large-scale service architecture.Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Go, Java, or similar) and experience building high-availability microservices.Proven experience designing and operating systems that handle high throughput, low latency, and strict reliability requirements.Preferred Qualifications
Experience building or operating media systems (e.g., video ingestion, streaming pipelines, transcoding, storage, CDN integration). Familiarity with media container formats, codecs, and streaming protocols such as MP4, HEVC, H.264, VP9, JPEG, HLS, and DASH.Strong understanding of event-driven architectures (Kafka/Pub Sub), real-time streaming systems, and asynchronous processing pipelines.Experience working with privacy, data retention, compliance, and security-sensitive systems.Demonstrated Staff-level impact: technical leadership across teams, setting architecture direction, mentoring senior engineers, and driving multi-quarter initiatives.For San Francisco, CA-based roles:
The base salary range for this role is USD $232,000 per year - USD $258,000 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles:
The base salary range for this role is USD $232,000 per year - USD $258,000 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
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