Senior Android Engineer — Remote, Global App Experience

Wikimedia Foundation; Lake Michigan Beach (MI); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; 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 coordinating at least four hours daily between 15:00 and 21:00 UTC to enable collaboration across our global team.

You will design and build Android experiences, optimize performance, and collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver accessible, scalable mobile

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Android development experience.
• Strong Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose skills with Android patterns.
• Experience optimizing Android performance across devices.
• Experience adding webview-wrapped experiences to apps.
• Experience maintaining cross-platform mobile applications.
• Experience with data science/ML/AI familiarity and Wikimedia projects.
• Degree in CS or STEM field; Wikimedia MediaWiki experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify risks early and help tradeoffs between quality, velocity, maintainability, and user impact.
• Lead Android product experiences, design and build scalable components for a global audience.
• Build testable, observable, and debuggable software to enable analytics.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers to balance needs and timelines.
• Prioritize high-impact opportunities and clarify sequencing with the team.
• Align with Wikimedia Foundation's mission and values.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

XML

Jetpack Compose

Architectural patterns in Android

Android performance optimization

Webview integration

Cross-platform mobile apps

Mobile game experience

AI familiarity

MediaWiki familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Android Studio

Git

CI/CD pipelines

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 coordinating at least four hours daily between 15:00 and 21:00 UTC to enable collaboration across our global team.

You will design and build Android experiences, optimize performance, and collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver accessible, scalable mobile