Android Engineer - Core Android (Remote - Canada)

Summary Yelp engineering culture is driven by our values: we’re a cooperative team that values individual authenticity and encourages creative solutions to problems. All new engineers deploy working code their first week, and we strive to broaden individual impact with support from managers, mentors, and teams. At the end of the day, we’re all about helping our users, growing as engineers, and having fun in a collaborative environment. Our Engineering Effectiveness (EE) group designs, builds, and operates large-scale systems that enable Yelp developers to deliver world class features. We love to accelerate engineering workflows and deliver great developer experiences. As an engineer on EE’s Core Android team, you’ll support Yelp’s Android community by developing tools, libraries, architectures, and infrastructure to keep things running smoothly. From continuous integration that enables our automated weekly release cycle to multi-module build setups that make our build times superfast, we’re always looking to integrate the latest and greatest technologies that make Android development at Yelp quick and easy. This opportunity is fully remote and does not require you to be located in any particular area in Canada. We welcome applicants from throughout Canada We’d love to have you apply, even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Yelp, we’re looking for great people, not just those who simply check off all the boxes. What you'll do: Use your problem solving skills to address critical infrastructure needs. Develop innovative tools and architectures on top of modern technologies such as Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, RxJava, Coroutines, Firebase Test Lab, Jenkins, etc. Support our continuous integration platform to enable automated tests, static analysis, and automated weekly releases to the Play Store. Mentor other engineers and share the skills you’ve learned. Be a key part of the larger Android developer community at Yelp. What it takes to succeed: Several years of relevant industry experience in a platform team focused on improving android developer productivity. Proficiency with Android platform, libraries, frameworks, and tools (ideally Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVI and Jenkins). Ability to work effectively with other teams and stakeholders to drive improvements impacting efficiency for Android engineers. Excited to embrace challenges related to scalability, reliability, and performance. Interest and motivation in building internal tools to ensure a fast and reliable developer experience. Enthusiasm for Yelp’s mission to connect people with great local businesses. What you'll get: Compensation range is $85,000-237,000 annually. Depending on your role and level, you may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. This opportunity has the option to be fully remote in all locations across Canada. You can find more information about Yelp's five star benefits here! Closing At Yelp, we believe that diversity is an expression of all the unique characteristics that make us human: race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, and education — and those are just a few. We recognize that diverse backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our teams and our product. The foundation of our diversity efforts are closely tied to our core values, which include “Playing Well With Others” and “Authenticity.” We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other protected status. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations-recruiting@yelp.com or 1-415-969-8488. Note: Yelp does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee. Yelp is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. #LI-Remote Recruiting and Applicant Privacy Notice


Use your problem solving skills to address critical infrastructure needs. Develop innovative tools and architectures on top of modern technologies such as Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, RxJava, Coroutines, Firebase Test Lab, Jenkins, etc. Support our continuous integration platform to enable automated tests, static analysis, and automated weekly releases to the Play Store. Mentor other engineers and share the skills you’ve learned. Be a key part of the larger Android developer community at Yelp.


Several years of relevant industry experience in a platform team focused on improving android developer productivity. Proficiency with Android platform, libraries, frameworks, and tools (ideally Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVI and Jenkins). Ability to work effectively with other teams and stakeholders to drive improvements impacting efficiency for Android engineers. Excited to embrace challenges related to scalability, reliability, and performance. Interest and motivation in building internal tools to ensure a fast and reliable developer experience. Enthusiasm for Yelp’s mission to connect people with great local businesses.