Staff Android Engineer - Eats Platform

Rocket Lab; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 223,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Android Engineer for their Eats Mobile Platform team. You will work on developing apps used by millions, focusing on architecture, performance, and collaboration across teams. Ideal candidates have extensive Android development experience and a passion for creating high-quality mobile experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in Android mobile development.
• Proficient in Android development and application architecture design patterns.
• Strong focus on high-quality mobile UI experiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop frameworks and libraries for the Eater Android App.
• Improve the Eater App Architecture and Performance.
• Work across the org to improve best practices.

Skills

Android Development

Performance Testing

Cross-Team Collaboration

Kotlin

Java

Application Architecture Design Patterns

Job description

About the Role

As an Android Engineer on the Eats Mobile Platform team, you'll work on the code behind apps used by millions globally every day. In hundreds of cities, people tap their phones to get a ride, get food delivered, or earn extra cash with Uber. We're looking for hardworking engineers to make sure the delivery experience is magical. Join us to work on some of the most exciting challenges in tech, with projects ranging from laying the foundation for developers to build upon to designing an UberEats interface that's perfect for our users.

What the Candidate Will Do:

1. Develop frameworks and libraries for the Eater Android App
2. Improve the Eater App Architecture
3. Work on Eater App Performance
4. Work across the org to improve best practices like testing, analytics, coding practices

Basic Qualifications:

1. 5+ years of relevant work experience in Android mobile development.
2. Proficient with new feature development, bug fixing, performance testing and cross-team collaboration.
3. Proficient in Android development, application architecture design patterns (MVP, MVVM, etc.), source code management (git), clean API design, etc.
4. Understanding of Kotlin and Java best practices

Preferred Qualifications:

1. 7+ years of relevant work experience in mobile development.
2. Strong focus on high-quality mobile UI experiences and feature developments.
3. Previous contributions to creating major efficiencies or led cultural initiatives within your team or across several teams.
4. Android Architecture, Tech Lead, Lead Architect, Team Lead
5. Work on mobile apps scaling to millions of users with experience managing these releases
6. Driving large scale initiatives that span multiple projects, teams, or groups of engineers.
7. Proven expertise in mobile foundations and SDK/framework developments.
8. Knowledge of Kotlin Coroutines and Jetpack Compose a plus

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$223,000 per year - USD$248,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$223,000 per year - USD$248,000 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. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link 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.

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.