Uber Software Engineer II Android - Uber Family & Teens 

United States, West Virginia 

868537914

What the Candidate Will Do

• Partner with fellow engineers to build and maintain backend services and solutions to support user-facing products, downstream services, or infrastructure tools and platforms used across Uber, millions of Uber riders and drivers worldwide;
• Work on Uber's most complex applications by designing, implementing, and unit testing the mobile application code;
• Work with Product Managers and Designers to nail user experiences;
• Drive ongoing efficiency and reliability improvements through design and automation: availability, performance, scaling, monitoring and capacity;
• Lead upstream and downstream dependencies, collaborate with other engineering teams, capture requirements, evolve solutions and enable successful adoption;
• Create frameworks and abstractions that are reliable, reusable and avoid surprising outcomes;
• Go to person to get clarity of problem statements and also can break down into meaningful tasks;
• Promote and demonstrate problem-specific expertise and execution excellence in delivering results.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field AND / OR +3-year total technical software engineering experience;
• Proficiency in Java and Kotlin, strong knowledge of both programming languages commonly used for Android development;
• Experience with Android SDK, strong knowledge of Android's core libraries, tools, and frameworks.
• Knowledge of Android UI/UX Design Principles, experience designing responsive and intuitive user interfaces;
• Advanced English language skills to work with other engineers and stakeholders from different regions around the world;

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Android Architecture Components and other architecture components for building scalable and maintainable apps;
• Familiarity with Jetpack libraries to build modern Android apps;
• Expertise in using Kotlin Coroutines for managing background tasks and asynchronous code;
• Skills in profiling and optimizing apps for performance, including memory management, battery usage, and smooth UI rendering;
• In-depth understanding of Android Activity and Fragment lifecycle management, including handling configuration changes and memory leaks;
• Experience with Android testing frameworks and familiarity with debugging tools;
• Knowledge of performance tuning, usability and automation testing;
• Good understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

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