Senior Android Engineer — Remote, Build Global Wikipedia Apps

Wikimedia Foundation; Clayton (NM); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android to join the App Experience and App Growth teams within the Core Experiences engineering group. This role is fully remote with a required daily window between 15:00 and 21:00 UTC to ensure collaboration across time zones.

You will design and build high‑quality Android experiences for a multilingual, global audience, leveraging Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern architecture patterns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, MIS or STEM field or equivalent certification.
• Significant Android app development experience with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Experience optimizing Android performance and working with WebView in apps.

Responsibilities

• Identify risks early and balance quality, velocity, maintainability and user impact.
• Lead Android design and implement scalable, accessible mobile components.
• Write testable, observable code enabling analytics for product teams.
• Collaborate with product, design, analytics, and native app engineers across teams.
• Prioritize high‑impact technical opportunities and align with project timelines.
• Align with Wikimedia Foundation mission and values.

Skills

Kotlin

XML

Jetpack Compose

Android architecture patterns

Android performance optimization

Webview integration

Cross‑platform mobile apps

Mobile games experience

AI/data science familiarity

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in CS/MIS/STEM (or equivalent)

Tools

MediaWiki

Drupal

WordPress

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android to join the App Experience and App Growth teams within the Core Experiences engineering group. This role is fully remote with a required daily window between 15:00 and 21:00 UTC to ensure collaboration across time zones.

You will design and build high‑quality Android experiences for a multilingual, global audience, leveraging Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern architecture patterns.