Sr Android Engineer

About The Role

Android Mobile Foundation Base UI team is dedicated to creating and maintaining a robust and scalable Base UI system that serves as the foundation for all user-facing features across our Android applications. We develop and support a comprehensive library of reusable UI components, define visual and interactive standards, and empower product teams to build beautiful, consistent, and high-quality user experiences efficiently. As a member of this team, you will have a significant impact by directly influencing the look, feel, and usability of our app for millions of users, ensuring a cohesive and polished experience.

What The Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

---- What the Candidate Will Do ----

• Design, build, and maintain a library of core UI components for our Android applications.
• Collaborate closely with designers and product managers to translate design concepts into functional and reusable UI elements.
• Facilitate evaluation, adoption, and best practice guidances of new UI frameworks and technologies such as Jetpack Compose and Adaptive Design paradigms
• Establish and evangelize best practices for UI development across the engineering organization.
• Provide support and guidance to other developers on how to effectively utilize the UI library.
  
  

---- Basic Qualifications ----

• Experience in Android UI development, including a strong understanding of the Android UI toolkit, Jetpack Compose, and XML layouts.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and a solid grasp of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns.
• Experience with building and maintaining reusable UI components and libraries.
  
  

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

• Experience in building or contributing to a Design System or a shared UI framework.
• A passion for crafting elegant and user-friendly interfaces.
• Experience with performance optimization of UI components and layouts.
• Experience in migration from XML to Compose.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and implementation on Android.
  
  

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits., For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.