Software Engineer II - Android - Shared Rides

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Engage in product and engineering jam sessions conceptualising features and mapping them into a technical design.
• Build software that will ship to millions of users, or thousands of fellow engineers growing multiple apps that directly impact the ease of our users' lives.
• Design systems across the stack including close collaboration with backend engineers, designers, data scientists and product managers among others.
• Help teams with defining an architecture that would scale and also encourage best practices.
• Create frameworks and abstractions that are reliable, reusable and avoid surprising outcomes.
• Be the go-to person to get clarity of problem statements and break them into meaningful tasks.
• Promote and demonstrate problem-specific expertise and execution excellence in delivering results.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science.
• 2+ years of experience in executing Android-based projects, providing technical guidance and training in Android development to teams of mobile engineers, and ensuring successful project completion.
• Deep expertise in Java or Kotlin, with a thorough understanding of the Android SDK, architecture components, and design patterns.
• Familiarity with mobile development tools such as Android Studio, and experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and third-party collaborators (e.g., Google, Apple).

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of data structure and algorithms and an ability to use them practically when implementing user-facing solutions at scale.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Experience collaborating on projects and working efficiently as part of a team.
• Familiarity with concepts of distributed systems.
• Experience analysing features in production using analytics and experiments.
• Thriving in ambiguity and having a go-getter attitude.

Qualifications

• Educational background includes a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science.

Benefits & Perks

• The base salary range for roles in New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Sunnyvale, CA is USD$167,000 per year - USD$185,500 per year.
• Eligibility to participate in Uber's bonus program, and potential for an equity award & other compensation.
• Eligibility for various benefits as detailed at https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.