Remote Senior Android Engineer for Global Knowledge Apps

Wikimedia Foundation

Clayton (MO)

Remote

USD 56,000 - 87,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android to support the App Experience and App Growth teams within the Core Experiences engineering group. This role centers on delivering high-quality mobile experiences for a global, multilingual audience and designing scalable Android components for a worldwide readership.

The position is remote-first with a daily overlap window of 15:00–21:00 UTC to enable collaboration.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of professional Android experience.
Strong experience with Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose, and Android architecture patterns.
Experience optimizing Android performance and working in lean, self-driven environments.

Responsibilities

Delivery of medium complexity initiatives from discovery through delivery with clear scoping.
Lead system design for medium-sized Android projects and build accessible, scalable components.
Write testable, observable code and instrument features for analysis by Product Analysts.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers to balance user needs and constraints.
Prioritise work, clarify timelines, and align the team on outcomes and capacity.
Follow team standards for code review, design, testing, documentation, accessibility and observability.
Plan work with awareness of downstream and upstream effects.