Staff Android Engineer, Core Services Eng

About the Role

The Payment Methods team is responsible for letting users choose their preferred payment methods on Uber platform. The team is on a mission to empower users with a seamless and secure payment experience across all Uber apps.

This is a high-impact, collaborative team of passionate backend and frontend engineers who tackle complex challenges and directly influence how users pay on the Uber apps.

In this Android Staff Engineer role, you'll be a technical leader, driving innovation and excellence within the Payments Methods Mobile team. You'll leverage your expertise to define the roadmap, tackle critical problems, and guide the team to deliver impactful solutions.

What you will do

• Be a technical leader who actively identifies and tackles critical engineering and business problems within the Payments space
• You'll have the autonomy to define problems, propose solutions, and lead their execution with minimal oversight
• Develop and implement a strategic vision and roadmap for the Payment Methods team
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the members of Payments Methods team, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation
• Guide team members in best practices for code, documentation, testing, and monitoring, setting a high bar for engineering quality
• Work effectively with cross-functional partners (product, design, business development) to ensure that technical solutions align with business goals

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of building, implementing, and maintaining complex large-scale applications
• Proficient in Android engineering & tools with up-to-date knowledge of the latest developments
• Strong understanding of best practices in code, documentation, testing, and monitoring
• Experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in applying design thinking to drive innovation and product improvements in payment space
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to influence stakeholders and drive adoption of technical solutions

Bonus Points

• Experience working closely with backend teams, with a good understanding of backend principles and how they integrate with front-end solutions
• Familiarity with iOS development is a plus

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$232,000 per year - USD$258,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$232,000 per year - USD$258,000 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. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

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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.