Senior Android Engineer — Remote, Global App Experience

Wikimedia Foundation; Texas; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android to join the Core Experiences engineering group, supporting App Experience and App Growth teams. This fully remote role requires overlapping four hours daily with 15:00–21:00 UTC and offers the opportunity to work on a global multilingual Wikipedia mobile experience using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android architectures.

You'll collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Android app development experience.
• Proficiency in Kotlin, XML, and Jetpack Compose.
• Experience optimizing Android performance for diverse devices.

Responsibilities

• Identify risks early and help trade off quality, velocity, maintainability, and user impact.
• Lead Android app design and build scalable, accessible components for a global audience.
• Write testable, observable code and instrument features for analytics.

Skills

Kotlin

XML

Jetpack Compose

Android performance optimization

Cross-platform mobile apps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / MIS / STEM

Master's or Doctorate degree in CS / STEM

Tools

MediaWiki

Drupal

WordPress

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android to join the Core Experiences engineering group, supporting App Experience and App Growth teams. This fully remote role requires overlapping four hours daily with 15:00–21:00 UTC and offers the opportunity to work on a global multilingual Wikipedia mobile experience using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android architectures.

You'll collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers to