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Staff Android Tooling Engineer
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What they do
A Mechanical Design Engineer designs and develops mechanical tools as part of the product development cycle.
$139,420 / year median in California
+6% projected growth
Job Description
At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Join our Mobile Tooling team, where we build foundational systems for Lyft's mobile engineers, enabling them to create stable, scalable, polished, and efficient mobile apps. We're passionate about developer experience, providing flexible tooling for rapid innovation. Are you an enthusiastic engineer with a passion for crafting Android productivity tools and robust infrastructure? Elevate your skills with our Mobile Tooling team, playing a crucial role in scaling development practices and iteration speed for hundreds of mobile engineers. We support apps with millions of lines of code, hundreds of modules, and industry-leading mobile build systems, keeping builds under 30 seconds locally and 15 minutes in CI. We're proud of our apps, used by millions, reflected in excellent development practices and thoughtful code architecture designed for rapid releases. We focus on delightful user experiences, balancing our roadmap with a mix of developing new tools and infrastructure with refining existing ones based on direct feedback from our internal customers—other mobile engineers.
- Watch some of our presentations:
- + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u40WqvdRsg + https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18tEI7YdUtg4bL9yxv1Xjg
- Open source contributions:
- + https://mobilenativefoundation.org/ + https://github.com/lyft/Hammer
Responsibilities:
- + Work within our Mobile Tooling team and across the Lyft Mobile development community to create and maintain our mobile build and release infrastructure, building great tools for hundreds of mobile engineers to build, test, and release apps quickly, making their day-to-day joyful and productive.
Experience:
- + Minimum 5+ years of software engineering industry experience + Experience supporting large Android builds and
Bonus:
- Bazel + Experience in building command-line tools using python or bash + Experience maintaining a high performance CI pipeline + Strong knowledge of Kotlin and
Bonus:
- Jetpack Compose + Deep understanding of native mobile testing practices (unit, snapshot, and UI) + Worked on and shipped large scale Android applications or working on teams responsible for maintaining and operating infrastructure at a large-scale + Great product sense; you care about usability and good design of your tools + Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, and cross-functional team + You have helped build teams that are motivated and value a strong sense of ownership and you have experience guiding teams through planning, prioritization, and execution of work.
Bonus:
- Experience pursuing side projects or open-source projects +
Bonus:
- Experience with AI, agentic programming, and AI tools (such as Cursor) that enhance developer experience and productivity.
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 with company match 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.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plans
- Mental Health
- Health Insurance