Remote Senior Android Engineer - Kotlin & Jetpack

Wikimedia Foundation; Missouri; Remote; USD 56,000 - 87,000; Full time

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 fully remote role requires at least four hours daily between 15:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC to ensure communication across global teams.

You will drive medium complexity Android initiatives, implement scalable components, and collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to enhance the mobile Wikipedia

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5-10+ years of Android development experience.
• Strong proficiency with Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose and Android architectural patterns.
• Experience in Android performance optimization for smooth, responsive apps.
• Experience working in a lean, self-driven environment.
• Commitment to Wikimedia Foundation's mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of medium complexity initiatives from discovery through delivery, breaking down into features and managing scope.
• Lead design and implementation of Android features for a global, multilingual audience.
• Build testable, observable, and debuggable software with instrumentation for analytics.
• Collaborate across product, design, analytics, and native app engineers to balance user needs and constraints.
• Identify high-impact opportunities and risks; align the team on priorities and timelines.
• Adhere to team standards in code review, design, testing, documentation, accessibility, and observability.
• Plan work with awareness of downstream and upstream effects.

Skills

Android

Kotlin

XML

Jetpack Compose

Architecture patterns

Performance optimization

Self-driven environment

Mission and values

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Job description

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 fully remote role requires at least four hours daily between 15:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC to ensure communication across global teams.

You will drive medium complexity Android initiatives, implement scalable components, and collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to enhance the mobile Wikipedia