Senior Android Engineer (Remote) - App Experience & Growth

Wikimedia Foundation; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android for a fully remote role. You will deliver medium complexity Android initiatives, design scalable components, and collaborate with product, design, and analytics to improve our multilingual Wikipedia apps.

You will own testing, observability, and performance optimization while aligning priorities with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; 5–10+ years of Android development experience.
• Proficient in Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose; familiar with Android architectural patterns.
• Experience in performance optimization for Android apps; able to design scalable components.
• Experience in self-driven, lean environments and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to Wikimedia Foundation's mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of medium complexity initiatives from discovery through delivery; breaks down initiatives into features and estimates scope.
• Improving Android app experiences for a global multilingual audience; leads system design for medium-sized projects.
• Build software that is easy to test, observe, and debug; instrument features for deeper product analytics.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers to balance user needs and technical constraints.
• Identify high-impact opportunities and risks; align team on priorities and sequencing.
• Uphold team standards in code review, technical design, testing, documentation, accessibility, observability, and decision-making.
• Plan work with awareness of downstream or upstream effects.

Skills

Clear communicator

Autonomy

Feedback

Builds strong relationships

Ambiguity tolerance

Knowledge sharing

Outcome-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree

5-10+ years Android experience

Master's or higher (preferred)

Tools

Kotlin

XML

Jetpack Compose

Android architectural patterns

Android performance optimization

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android for a fully remote role. You will deliver medium complexity Android initiatives, design scalable components, and collaborate with product, design, and analytics to improve our multilingual Wikipedia apps.

You will own testing, observability, and performance optimization while aligning priorities with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.