Lyft · 5 hours ago
Senior Android Engineer, Mobile Foundations
San Francisco County, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$148K/yr - $185K/yrLyft is dedicated to serving and connecting communities through innovative mobile solutions. The Senior Android Engineer on the Mobile Foundations team will create and maintain the foundational systems that all Lyft mobile engineers rely on, ensuring stability and scalability in mobile applications.
AppsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTaxi ServiceTransportation
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain reliable mobile infrastructure, including networking, architecture, and UI frameworks (Lyft Product Language), to enable Lyft Android engineers to deliver high-quality mobile experiences
Collaborate with cross-functional partners (designers, iOS engineers, Web engineers, and other Mobile Infrastructure teams) to strategically define the future of mobile UI and architecture, ensuring an innovative mobile developer experience at Lyft
Support Android engineers from across the organization as they use the tools we build and leverage these interactions to improve our roadmaps and offerings
Bring new ideas to the table that aim to ease developer friction and keep our codebase joyful to develop in while continuously improving the codebase through refactoring
Stay current with Android development and contribute to open-source projects like the Mobile Native Foundation
Qualification
Required
Experienced in delivering high-quality code
Experience working with internal developer productivity teams or projects
Strong experience with Kotlin
Experience with UIKit, declarative UI development and creating shared components
Familiarity with current design and prototyping tools (Figma, etc)
Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, cross-functional team
Excited about working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling difficult challenges
A strong sense of ownership for the things you build and a commitment to continuous improvement
Preferred
contributions to open source projects
experience with Compose
experience with unidirectional and reactive programming
Benefits
Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
Mental health benefits
Family building benefits
Child care and pet benefits
401(k) plan to help save for your future
In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
Subsidized commuter benefits
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Company
Lyft
Lyft is a leading ride-hailing service offering car rentals, bike, and scooter-sharing through its mobile app for convenient transportation.
Founded in 2012
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$5.76BKey Investors
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2025-09-03Post Ipo Debt· $450M
2024-02-21Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2021-02-01Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
David Risher
Chief Executive Officer
Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officer
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