Senior Android Engineer (Remote) — Build Global Wikipedia Apps

Wikimedia Foundation; Alton (IL); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first environment

Flexible hours window 15:00–21:00 UTC

Global team collaboration

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 remote-first role requires overlapping work hours between 15:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC, and offers the chance to impact a global, multilingual audience.

You will design, build and optimize Android experiences, collaborating with product, design and data teams while maintaining high quality and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in CS/MIS/STEM; relevant certifications are welcome.
• 5+ years of professional Android development experience.
• Strong Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose skills.
• Experience with mobile app performance optimization.
• Experience with MediaWiki or Wikimedia projects.
• Ability to collaborate across product, design and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify risks early, and help the team trade off quality, velocity and maintainability.
• Lead Android app feature implementation and system design for medium-sized projects.
• Improve app experiences with testability, observability and debuggability.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers.
• Prioritize high-impact opportunities and plan sequencing.

Skills

Kotlin

XML

Jetpack Compose

Android performance optimization

Android architecture patterns

Cross-functional collaboration

MediaWiki familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / MIS / STEM

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

MediaWiki

Drupal

WordPress

Android Studio

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 remote-first role requires overlapping work hours between 15:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC, and offers the chance to impact a global, multilingual audience.

You will design, build and optimize Android experiences, collaborating with product, design and data teams while maintaining high quality and performance.