Senior Android Engineer — Remote, Drive the App Experience

Wikimedia Foundation; Connecticut; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation seeks a Senior Software Engineer, Android to enhance the App Experience and App Growth teams within Core Experiences. This remote role requires a daily overlap window from 15:00 UTC to 21:00 UTC to facilitate collaboration.

Responsibilities include leading system design for medium projects, improving Android experiences for a multilingual audience, and ensuring measurable quality with observability. US-based remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and 5-10+ years related professional experience with significant experience building Android applications
• Strong proficiency with Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose and Android architectural patterns
• Experience with Android performance optimisation to ensure smooth, responsive apps
• Experience adding webview-wrapped experiences to existing native mobile apps
• Experience maintaining cross-platform mobile applications
• Experience building mobile games or other interactive mobile experiences
• Experience with data science, ML and AI familiarity related to Wikimedia projects
• Bachelor's, master's, or doctorate in CS/ STEM or equivalent certification
• Prior experience with MediaWiki or Wikimedia projects

Responsibilities

• Identifies risks early and helps tradeoffs across quality, velocity, and user impact.
• Implementation – improve Android app experiences for a global audience; lead medium projects.
• Quality, testing and observability – build testable, observable software for analysts.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product, design, analysts, and native app engineers.
• Prioritisation – identify high-impact opportunities and clarify priorities and sequencing.
• Commitment to the Foundation's Mission and Values

Skills

Kotlin

XML

Jetpack Compose

Android architecture patterns

Performance optimization

Webview integration

Cross-platform mobile

Mobile gaming experience

Data science / ML familiarity

Agentic coding practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/ STEM

Master's or Doctorate in CS/ STEM or equivalent

Tools

Android Studio

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Android debugging tools

MediaWiki familiarity

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation seeks a Senior Software Engineer, Android to enhance the App Experience and App Growth teams within Core Experiences. This remote role requires a daily overlap window from 15:00 UTC to 21:00 UTC to facilitate collaboration.

Responsibilities include leading system design for medium projects, improving Android experiences for a multilingual audience, and ensuring measurable quality with observability. US-based remote-friendly environment.