Staff Software Engineer – AI Platform (Michelangelo)

About The Role This role is part of Uber’s ML Serving team within the AI Platform, responsible for defining and evolving the infrastructure that powers real-time ML and generative AI inference at Uber scale. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will set technical direction for ML serving systems, lead cross-team initiatives, and design foundational architectures that support thousands of models in production. Your work will shape Uber’s long-term strategy for scalable, reliable, and efficient ML serving.

What The Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points —- What the Candidate Will Do —-

• Define architecture and technical strategy for Uber’s ML serving and inference platforms
• Lead cross-team efforts to scale and evolve serving infrastructure for predictive and generative AI workloads
• Design systems that balance latency, cost, reliability, and developer productivity
• Act as a technical leader and mentor across the ML Platform organization
• Drive operational excellence and long-term sustainability of mission-critical ML systems

Basic Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• 8 years of full-time engineering experience
• Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems in production
• Deep expertise in backend systems, system architecture, and performance optimization
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of driving complex technical initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep experience with ML serving platforms, inference orchestration, or real-time AI systems
• Experience supporting high-throughput, low-latency workloads at global scale
• Strong understanding of ML model lifecycle, observability, and reliability at scale
• Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and stakeholders

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$232,000 per year – USD$258,000 per year. 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., For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$232,000 per year – USD$258,000 per year. 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.