software engineer 2 android

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward, together.

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.

As a Mobile Engineer you'll work across both product and platform features in the flagship Uber app.

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

• As a software engineer, you'll engage in product and engineering jam sessions conceptualising features and mapping them into a technical design. You will 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.
• Go to person to get clarity of problem statements and also can breakdown into meaningful tasks.
• Promote and demonstrate problem-specific expertise and execution excellence in delivering results

- Basic Qualifications -

• Grit, drive and a deep feeling of ownership.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science
• 3+ 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).

- Preferred Qualifications -

• 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