Sr. Application Developer

About the Role

The Senior Application Developer is a key member of the Enterprise Collaboration Applications team and is responsible for the end-to-end ownership of some of our company’s critical platforms used across the organization. This role acts as the technical authority and super administrator for these applications, defining how they are configured, automated, secured, and evolved.

The role focuses on building scalable, reliable, and well-governed collaboration platforms through automation, configuration as code, and integrations , while partnering closely with security, compliance, and business teams. You will drive application strategy and roadmaps, oversee migrations and consolidations, guide platform adoption, and ensure operational excellence for systems critical to daily business operations.

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

1. Serve as technical owner and super administrator for enterprise collaboration platforms (e.g., Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft 365 etc.)
2. Design, develop, and maintain Python-based automation for application administration, integrations, reporting, and governance
3. Implement and enforce configuration as code for all application configurations and policies
4. Build and maintain integrations using APIs, webhooks, and SDKs
5. Define and maintain enterprise standards, guardrails, and best practices for collaboration tools
6. Own application roadmaps , feature evaluations, usage analytics, capacity planning, and lifecycle management
7. Partner with security, privacy, legal, and compliance teams to ensure platforms meet regulatory, audit, and data-protection requirements
8. Lead application migrations, consolidations, and platform transitions , including large-scale data migrations
9. Drive buy vs. build decisions , including evaluation of SaaS, third-party, and GenAI-enabled solutions
10. Establish monitoring, alerting, and operational readiness
11. Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident remediation for platform outages or degradations
12. Manage vendor relationships, including roadmap alignment, escalations, and support engagements
13. Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge bases
14. Mentor engineers and administrators , setting technical, automation, and operational best practices

---- Basic Qualifications ----

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
2. 5+ years of experience managing tier-0/1, enterprise-critical applications
3. Strong, hands-on Python development experience (mandatory)
4. Experience working with RESTful APIs, OAuth, service accounts, and webhooks
5. Experience with infrastructure or configuration as code tools (e.g., Terraform or custom Python frameworks)
6. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., Git)
7. Experience administering enterprise collaboration platforms (e.g., Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Microsoft 365)
8. Experience implementing automation and configuration as code in production environments
9. Solid understanding of enterprise SaaS governance, identity, and lifecycle management
10. Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

---- Preferred Qualifications ----

1. Experience with additional programming or scripting languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Bash, or PowerShell
2. Awareness of and experience evaluating Generative AI (GenAI) tools and features within enterprise SaaS platforms
3. Knowledge of identity, access management, and security controls for SaaS applications

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$180,000 per year - USD$200,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. 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 .

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